SIMPOSIUM

SITING OF NEW NUCLEAR

POWER PLANTS AND

IRRADIATED FUEL FACILITIES

Operation and Construction Experience

of Brazilian Nuclear Power Plants

ELETROBRAS ELETRONUCLEAR

(Fernando Henning)

(DT)

• Company Introduction

• Plants in Operation: Angra 1 and 2

• Opportunity for Nuclear in the Electricity

Generation Matrix

• Angra 3

• New Buildings after Angra 3

Contents

MINISTRY OF

MINES AND ENERGY

ELETROBRAS (holding)

ELETRONUCLEAR

CONVENTIONAL UTILITIES

Furnas, Chesf, ...

MINISTRY OF

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

BRAZILIAN NUCLEAR ENERGY

COMMISSION

CNEN

NUCLEAR FUEL INDUSTRY

INB

NUCLEAR HEAVY EQUIPMENT

NUCLEP

RESEARCH INSTITUTES IPEN, CDTN, IEN, IRD, CRCN

Brazilian Nuclear Industry Organization

GENERATION TRANSMISSION DISTRIBUTION CONSUMERS

Concessionairies

• Industry

• Trade

• Residential

• Others

Company Actuation in the Electrical Sector

ELETRONUCLEAR Objectives

Design, build and operate nuclear

power plants according to high

standards of safety, efficiency and

social and environmental

responsibilities.

Develop the capability of Brazilian

industry and engineering companies

to provide supplies and services for

nuclear power plants.

Company Responsibilities

Organization Chart

President

P

Operation and

Commercialization Directorate

DO

Technical Directorate

DT

Administration and Finances

Directorate

DA

Planning, Management and

Environment Directorate

DG

Finance

Superintendence

SF.A

Purchasing and

Contract Control

Superintendence

SA.A

Human

Resources

Superintendence

SH.A

Operation

Coordination

Superintendence

SC.O

Angra 1

Superintendence

SU.O

Licensing and

Environment

Superintendence

SM.G

Planning

Superintendence

SP.G

Business

Management

Superintendence

SG.G

Quality

Superintendence

SQ.G

Support

Engineering

Superintendence

SO.T

Design

Engineering

Superintendence

SE.T

Fuel and Nuclear

Safety

Superintendence

SN.T

Construction

Superintendence

SC.T

Angra 2

Superintendence

SD.O

Maintenance

Superintendence

SM.O

Infrastructure

Superintendence

SI.A

Project

Management

Superintendence

SG.T

Angra 3

Superintendence

ST.O

Staff Number

Staff Number

Directorate Rio Angra Brasilia Total

Engineers Physicists Others Total Engineers Physicists Others Total Engineers Physicists Others Total Engineers Physicists Others Total

DT 195 15 112 322 75 0 73 148 0 0 0 0 270 15 185 470

DO 11 0 6 17 268 15 1150 1433 0 0 0 0 279 15 1156 1450

DA 20 0 282 302 2 0 151 153 0 0 0 0 22 0 433 455

DG 42 1 113 156 10 0 41 51 0 0 0 0 52 1 154 207

DP 7 0 84 91 0 0 12 12 0 0 5 5 7 0 101 108

Total 275 16 597 888 355 15 1427 1797 0 0 5 5 630 31 2029 2690

ANGRA 2

Power: 1.350 MW

Technology: Siemens/KWU

Operation: January/2001

ANGRA 1

Power: 640 MW

Technology: Westinghouse

Operation: January/1985

Admiral Álvaro Alberto Nuclear Power Station

ANGRA 3 1.405 MW

June 2018

Main Thermal

Power Plant in

Brazil

São Paulo

220km

Belo

Horizonte

350km

Rio de Janeiro

130km

CNAAA

Angra Nuclear Power Station

Safety and Environmental Protection

nenhum impacto

radiológico no meio

ambiente

no radiological impact to

environment

waste stored at

site according to

high safety and

environmental

standards

inspection by international

institutions

IAEA

personnel training

licensing and fiscalization about 40 years

reactor operation

Angra 1 + 2

More than 200 million MWh produced

Operation according to high safety and performance standards

Continuous improvement of performance indexes

Energia Bruta Gerada CNAAA (MWh)

15.644.25114.543.80712.975.088 16.040.791

2009 2010 2011 2012

Fator de Capacidade CNAAA

74,1% 83,1% 89,4% 91,6%

2009 2010 2011 2012

Power Station Performance

2009: SG replacement in Angra 1

6 million

inhabitants

Total Gross Energy Produced (MWh)

Total Capacity Factor

Angra 1 + 2

Operational Safety Record

INES Scale - IAEA

Eventos Escala INES

(todos Nível 0)

0

2

4

6

8

10

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Angra 1 Angra 2

• Report of safety related events

(according to CNEN-NE-1.14)

• No incidents, only deviations

without safety relevance

(INES scale level 0)

Reported Events per Year

(all INES “zero”) Angra 1 + 2

Upgrading and Replacement of Large Components

Design Improvements

I&C Modernization

Safety Improvements (including Fukushima Response Plan)

Ageing Management for Plant Lifetime Extension

Extension and Improvement of Waste Management Center

Spent Fuel Storage Facility Outside the Units

Investimento Realizado CNAAA

(R$ milhões, sem Angra 3)

110,0

164,5 172,8

129,6 131,1

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012Investments

Annual Investments Angra 1 + 2

(R$ million) Angra 1 + 2

Investments in the Operating Plants

Plant Life Cycle Management Angra 1

1

2

3 5 7

6

1985 1995 2005 2015 2025 2035 20451985 1995 2005 2015 2025 2035 20451985 1995 2005 2015 2025 2035 20451985 1995 2005 2015 2025 2035 2045

9

LR Process

Preparation for LR

Extended Life

84

11

22

33 55 77

66

1985 1995 2005 2015 2025 2035 20451985 1995 2005 2015 2025 2035 20451985 1995 2005 2015 2025 2035 20451985 1995 2005 2015 2025 2035 2045

99

LR Process

Preparation for LR

Extended Life

84

1- Beginning of commercial operation

(1985, design for 40 years)

2- License for 30 years (1994)

3- First PSR (2004)

4- License for 14 years (2010) 5- Second PSR (2014)

6- Recommended deadline for LR

application (2019)

7- Third PSR (2024)

8- Expiration of current license (2024)

and beginning of extended life -

20 years

9- Expiration of renewed license (2044)

Angra 1

Keeping of Design Safety and Performance Levels

- Replacement of the RPV Closure Head and CRDM

- Mitigation of PWSCC in Dissimilar Metal Welds in RPV Nozzles (MSIP)

- Service Water System (Equipment and Piping Replacement)

- Liquid Radioactive Waste System (Replacement of the Evaporator Package)

- Replacement of the Main Transformers

- I&C Modernization (Advanced Digital Feedwater Level Control System, Digital Turbine

Control System, Radiation Monitoring System)

- Reactor Coolant Pump Shield Passive Thermal Shutdown Seal

- Monitoring of Civil Structures

- Assessments and Design Modifications for Severe Accidents

- Fukushima Response Plan

Power Uprating and Reduction in Outage Duration

- Modifications in the Secondary Circuit

- Replacement of Turbine Rotors and Upgrade of the Electrical Generator

- Improvements in Electrical Equipment

Life Extension

- License Renewal Process (Implementation of LTO Concepts)

- I&C Modernization

- Replacement and Refurbishment of Aged Equipment

Angra 1: Plant Life Cycle Management

Plant Life Cycle Management

Angra 2

1

2

3 4 5

6

1985 1995 2005 2015 2025 2035 20451985 1995 2005 2015 2025 2035 20451985 1995 2005 2015 2025 2035 20452000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060

8

LR Process

Preparation for LR

Extended Life

7

11

22

33 44 55

66

1985 1995 2005 2015 2025 2035 20451985 1995 2005 2015 2025 2035 20451985 1995 2005 2015 2025 2035 20452000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060

88

LR Process

Preparation for LR

Extended Life

77

1- Beginning of commercial operation

(2001, design for 40 years)

2- License for 30 years (2011)

3- First PSR (2012)

4- Second PSR (2022)

5- Third PSR (2032)

6- Recommended deadline for LR

application (2036)

7- Expiration of current license (2041)

and beginning of extended life -

20 years

8- Expiration of renewed license (2061)

Angra 1

Angra 2: Plant Life Cycle Management

Keeping of Design Safety and Performance Levels

- Replacement of Heat Exchangers of the Conventional Closed Cooling System

- Improvement in Primary Circuit Bleed and Feed Capability

- RPV Level Instrumentation System

- Main Control Room Post Accident Filtering System

- Service Water System (equipment and piping replacement)

- I&C Modernization (Reactor Control System, Radiation Monitoring System, Neutron Flux

Measurement System, Electrical Generator Voltage Regulator)

- Monitoring of Civil Structures

- Assessments and Design Modifications for Severe Accidents

- Fukushima Response Plan

Power Uprating and Reduction in Outage Duration

- Modifications in the Turbines and in the Secondary Circuit

- Improvements in Electrical Equipment

- Substitution of the Original Reactor Coolant Pumps Seals by Hydrodynamic Seals

Life Extension

- License Renewal Process

- I&C Modernization

- Replacement and Refurbishment of Aged Equipment

Brazil Electricity Generation (Jan to Dec 2012)

Thermal Generation

23,09%

45,08%

11,04%12,74%

8,05%

Total Generation

85,90%

3,11%6,08%

1,72%1,49%

1,08%0,62%

Source: ANEEL

Top 15 World Electricity Generators (2010)

Source: EIA – US Energy Information Administration

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500

South Africa

Mexico

Italy

Spain

United Kingdom

Korea, South

Brazil

France

Germany

Canada

India

Russia

Japan

China

United States

HYDRO NUCLEAR RENEWABLES THERMAL

Billion Kilowatts.hour

In a world electric generation

dominated by fossil fuels Brazil

is a unique example of

RENEWABILITY

Top 15 World Hydropower Generators (2010)

Source: EIA – US Energy Information Administration

18%

79%59%

6%

17%

95%

13%

8%

66%

45%

11%

100%

25%

18%

15%

0 500 1.000 1.500 2.000 2.500 3.000 3.500 4.000 4.500

Spain

Italy

Turkey

Paraguay

France

Sw eden

Venezuela

Japan

India

Norw ay

Russia

United States

Canada

Brazil

China

HYDRO NUCLEAR RENEWABLES THERMAL

Billion Kilowatts.hour

Only Norway and Paraguay

have a relative contribution of

hydropower greater than Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

Recife

Manaus

Brasília

São Paulo Itaipu

Porto Alegre

Fortaleza

Salvador

Belo Horizonte

Angra

NPPs

4.000 km

Hydropower requires system integration

Brazil: continental dimensions comparable to Europe

installed hydro capacity

increasing …

… but without a

proportional increase in

the water stock

Installed Hydropower

Reservoir capacity

Sto

rag

e in

GW

me

an

MW

Reduced Energy Storage Capability

small reservoirs

to avoid

flooding

large surfaces

Remaining Hydropower in Amazonas Region

Project AHE BELO MONTE 11.000 MW Project AHE MADEIRA 6.500 MW

This tendency will be

amplified by new projects

in Amazon Basin

•Current average hydro capacity factor: 55%

•Future average Amazon hydro capacity factor: 20-25%

Increasing Need of Thermal Regulation

R$ 0,00

R$ 100,00

R$ 200,00

R$ 300,00

R$ 400,00

R$ 500,00

R$ 600,00

R$ 700,00

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Capacity Factor (%)

Cost

s (R

$/M

Wh)

Gas Fuel Oil

Diesel Biomass

Coal Nuclear

Minimum cost

according

capacity factor

range

But costs are not

the only decision

factor:

Price volatility

Assurance of

supply

must be considered

too

Opportunity for Nuclear Power

Angra 3 (under construction)

Angra 2 Angra 1

Angra 3: Start, Deferring and Resumption

Initial Phase of Project

- 1975: Agreement Brazil & Germany (Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy)

- Reactor Type: PWR-1.350 MW / Increased to 1.405 MW

- Main Vendor: Siemens-KWU (today’s AREVA)

- Original Reference Plant: Grafenrheinfeld

- Start of Civil Works: July-1984

- Interruption of Construction: June-1986 (Economic Crisis in Brazil)

Neckarwestheim I s a r

Emsland

NeckarwestheimNeckarwestheim I s a rI s a r

EmslandEmsland Basis for Project Modernization

- German Plants of Konvoi Series: Emsland / Neckarwestheim 2 / Isar 2

- Implementation of Improvements: Angra 2 & Angra 3

Current Reference Plant: Angra 2

- Base for PSAR of Angra 3: FSAR of Angra 2

- Main Differences: Construction on sound rock / Digital I&C / Updated normative basis

Present Situation: Under Construction

- Authorization for Project Resumption: CNPE – June-2007 / National Energy Policy Council

- Governmental Planning: Ten Years Plan for Energy Expansion / Growth Acceleration Plan

1st Partial License: 09-Mar-2009

• Cave levelling concrete

• Waterproofing of nuclear buildings foundations

2nd Partial License: 11-Mar-2010

• Conventional Structures

3rd Partial License: 29-Mar-2010

• Turbine Building

17 Public Meetings with communities

8 Official Public Hearings:

Angra dos Reis (2) / Paraty (2) / Rio Claro (2) / Ubatuba (1) / Rio de Janeiro (1)

LP: Preliminary License: 23-Jul-2008

LI: Installation License: 05-Mar-2009

Social Compensations: MR$ 352

Education, Health, Environmental, Culture, etc.

Environmental Licensing: I B A M A

Nuclear Licensing: C N E N

38 releases already granted • Total volume authorized by CNEN:

77,926m3

• Total volume with pending

authorization by CNEN: 23,103m3

Construction License: 31-May-2010

Subject to gradual authorizations for concrete

pouring

Angra 3: Licensing Process

Reference

Plant

Angra 2

“as built”

Angra 3

Evaluation of the Angra 3 design considering the

normative basis valid in 2003

Upgrading of the protection against external events

Angra 2 Design

Modification

50 Project

Modifications

Licensing Additional requirements !!!

Design

modernization of all

I&C systems;

last generation man-

machine interface;

Angra 3: Upgrading of Normative Basis

7 Independent Budgetary Studies

required by: • CNPE: National Council for Energy Policy

• MME: Ministry of Mines and Energy

• ELETROBRAS: Holding Company

Reference to the Budget Estimate:

FUSP (June-2002)

Monetary update for June-2010

JUNE-2010

Angra 3: Budget for Completion

Biddings

Existing Contracts

to be negotiated

(signed in the 80s)

ENGINEERING

SERVICES

ELECTROMECHANICAL

ERECTION

NATIONAL

SUPPLIES

NATIONAL

SUPPLIES Existing Contracts

C I V I L

W O R K S

CIVIL DESIGN

STRUCTURES Partial Scope

IMPORTED GOODS

AND SERVICES +

WARRANTIES

Confab Bardella Nuclep

A N G R A 3 Main Contracts

Angra 3: Contractual Arrangement

B N D E S: R$ 6.1 billion

MR$ 1,277 released

Domestic Market

R G R: R$ 890 million

MR$ 594.3 released

Foreign Market

C E F: R$ 3.8 billion

Angra 3: Funding

Angra 3: Main Activities at Site – Civil Works

Reactor Building (UJB) Auxiliary Reactor Building (UKA)

Control Building (UBA) Turbine Building (UMA)

Steel Containment Erection

Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3

Zone 4 Zone 5 Simulation

Angra 3: Main Activities at Site - Erection

Time schedule currently under reevaluation:

AREVA supplies and services:

• signature of amendments expected for May 2013;

• critical path: design and supply of safety digital I&C;

Bidding process for electromechanical erection:

• 2nd phase to be launched in April 2013;

• expectation to start at site in last quarter of 2013.

Angra 3: Current Situation - Tentative Construction Schedule

EXPLORATORY STUDY: SITE PE-1 (artistic view)

After Angra 3....

Atendimento ao Crescimento da Demanda Atendimento ao Crescimento da Demanda no Médio Prazo:no Médio Prazo: Plano Nacional de Energia 2030

Fonte: PNE 2030 / EPE-MME, Nov-2007 / Tabelas 8.27 (Pág.234) e 8.31 (Pág.239)

Expansão da Oferta no Período 2015-2030(Valores em MW)

PNE 2030: Custo Médio Comparado(PNE 2030: Fig.8.24 / Pág.226)

Intervalo de variação do custo

das fontes Não-Hidráulicas

Custo de Geração Hidrelétrica em funçãodo potencial a aproveitar.

2) Southeast 2.000 MW

1) Northeast 2.000 MW

National Long Term Energy Planning – 2030 (under revision)

Electricity Supply Expansion

The Planning

Site Selection Procedure

2009 2010 2011

Sites for New Nuclear Power Plants

Thanks for the attention!!!