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Joining Team CANDU:Powering the Third

Millennium

Joining Team CANDU:Powering the Third

Millennium

Keith BradleySenior Advisor

Business Development2009 May 12 & 14

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Agenda

• The nuclear renaissance• Canada’s power market• CANDU Products• What is CANDU?• CANDU Equipment

– Large equipment– Multiple, large volume items– Calandria– Fuel handling– Process systems and equipment– Modules– Instrumentation & control systems

• Services to operating reactors• Life extension

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The nuclear renaissance

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The world’s power fuels

Nuclear15%

Hydro16%

Coal41%

Oil6%

Gas20%

Renewable2%

*Source: IEA Outlook 2008, BP Statistical Review, 2008

** Geothermal, wind, solar etc.

2007: 19,895 TWh

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More Nuclear Power Plants• 441 operating• 40 under construction• 222 planned or proposed

Driven by:• Asian economic awakening• Environmental concerns• Energy security and self

sufficiency • Attractive economics

The Nuclear Renaissance

Source: WNA 2009

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The 2nd nuclear baby boom is coming

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What part will CANDU play?

• 10% of today’s reactors–CANDUs or CANDU type reactors

• What fraction of tomorrow’s reactors?

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CANDUsCANDUs operating & plannedoperating & planned

Quebec: 1Quebec: 1Ontario: 18Ontario: 18

New Brunswick:New Brunswick:11 + 2 planned

Argentina:Argentina:1 + 2 planned1 + 2 planned

Romania: 2Romania: 2 + 2 planned+ 2 planned South KoreaSouth Korea: 4: 4

China: 2China: 2

India: 2 CANDUIndia: 2 CANDU ++ 14 CANDU derived14 CANDU derivedPakistan: 1Pakistan: 1

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Canada: a major power playerCanada: a major power player

•• WorldWorld’’s:s:–– # 1 uranium producer & exporter# 1 uranium producer & exporter–– # 1 radioisotope producer# 1 radioisotope producer–– # 2 hydro# 2 hydro--electric power producerelectric power producer–– # 7 electrical power producer # 7 electrical power producer

–– neck & neck with Germany neck & neck with Germany –– 10% bigger than France10% bigger than France

•• Home of CANDUHome of CANDU–– one of only 3 commercial nuclear one of only 3 commercial nuclear

power technologiespower technologies–– PWR, BWR, CANDUPWR, BWR, CANDU

Electricity

# 7

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Nuclear power in CanadaNuclear power in Canada

ABSK

ONQC

NB

Nuclear power is on the table in 5 provinces

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# 1

# 7

# 1 + # 7 = 1/4 of the world’s power# 1 + # 7 = 1/4 of the world’s power

4,274 TWh/a

612 TWh/a

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Ontario: well positioned to lead Canada’s nuclear renaissance

• In the heart of the world’s largest power market

• Two nuclear utilities• In-depth nuclear industry capabilities

–high local content–80¢ of your CANDU nuclear electricity dollar

stays in Ontario• Excellent public acceptance• Let’s get into gear!

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CANDU Products

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Today’s CANDU Reactor Products

• CANDU 6–11 units

• ACR-1000–2 units bid for Ontario new build

• Operating services• support plants through 60 year lifetimes

• Life extension of existing CANDU reactors• underway at Bruce A, Gentilly 2, Wolsong 1 and

Lepreau – more to come• add 25 years to original design lifetimes• multi-billion $ projects

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Completed Qinshan Site

Qinshan III CANDU NPP, 2 x 728 MW China

CANDU 6

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ACR-1000

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CANDU performsCANDU performs

• Korea–20 units operating > 1 year –4 CANDU 6s, 16 others–LCF rank to Dec 2007

–CANDU # 1, 2, 3, 5• China

–9 units operating > 1 year–2 CANDU 6s, 7 others–LCF rank to Dec 2007

–CANDU # 1, 3

Lifetime Cumulative Capacity Factors reported by KHNP & CNNC

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CANDU 6: New Build Delivery PerformanceCANDU 6: New Build Delivery Performance

Qinshan Construction

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Darlington 4 x 934 MW

Ontario CANDUs

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Market opportunities: summary

• Canada’s power market:– big enough to support a full scope nuclear power

industry• CANDU:

– well established internationally• 33 operating CANDUs:

– require operational support–most built in ’70s and ’80s are ready for life

extensions

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What is a CANDU?

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ACR-1000 – Advanced CANDU Reactor

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ACR-1000 – Advanced CANDU Reactor

Reactorbuilding

Turbinebuilding

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Nuclear Steam Plant (NSP) Balance of PlantBalance of Plant ((BOP)BOP)

Reactorbuilding

Turbinebuilding

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ACR-1000 – Advanced CANDU Reactor

Reactorbuilding

Turbinebuilding

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ACRACR ReactorReactorBuildingBuilding

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The CANDUThe CANDU®® Power ReactorPower Reactor

Fuel bundle

Calandria tube

Fuel channelFuel channelCalandriaCalandria and Heat Transport and Heat Transport SystemSystem

CalandriaCalandria (Reactor Core)(Reactor Core)

Fuelling MachineFuelling Machine

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CANDU Heat Transport System

Function:- transfer heat from fuel bundle to primary coolant and from primary coolant to steam, which then goes from the nuclear steam plant to the balance of plant to produce electricity

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ACR Reactor & Reactor Vault

3. Calandria Vault Water

4. Shielding Vault

2. Vertical Reactivity Mechanisms (SDS 1)

5. Horizontal Reactivity Mechanisms (SDS 2)

1. Reactivity Mechanism Deck

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ACR Nuclear Steam Plant Equipment: mostly process equipment

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ACR Civil Structures and Cable Raceways

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ACR Containment/Enhanced Safety

Core Make Up Tank

Grade Level Tank

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CANDU Design & Engineering

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CANDU design

• Nuclear island–AECL designer –Mostly AECL designed equipment–Some specialized proprietary designs

• Balance of nuclear steam plant–SNC Lavalin design–Mostly vendor designed equipment

• Balance of Plant–Turbine island supplier supplies proprietary designed

equipment–Plant design by major EPC contractor

• Engineering services–AECL uses a wide variety of design services

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CANDU Equipment

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ACR-1000 Major NSP Component/Equipment Supply

Civil• Structural Steel – CSA Standard• Stairwells – CSA Standard• Platforms - CSA Standard

Mechanical Equipment• Calandria - Nuclear• Fuel Channels - Nuclear• Reactivity Mechanisms - Nuclear• Fuelling Machines – Nuclear/Non Nuclear• FH Transfer Equipment - Nuclear/Non Nuclear

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ACR-1000 Major NSP Component/Equipment Supply

Process Equipment• Heat Exchangers – Nuclear/Non Nuclear• Pumps - Nuclear/Non Nuclear• Pressure Vessels – Nuclear/Non Nuclear• Piping & Fittings - Nuclear/Non Nuclear• Valves - Nuclear/Non NuclearElectrical & I&C• Electrical & Control Cables – IEEE/CSA Standards• Cable Trays - IEEE/CSA Standards• Pressure/Temperature Instrumentation - IEEE/CSA

Standards• Process Controllers etc. - IEEE/CSA StandardsModules• Civil Modules• Equipment and Piping Modules

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Large Equipment

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Calandria Shell:rolled 25 mm SS

plate

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Calandria End Shield: largest single forging in plant

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Welding End Shield to Shell

Calandria assembly

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Steam Generator

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Smaller, specialized equipment

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Reactivity mechanisms

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Upper Shutoff Rod

Lower Shutoff Rod

A typical reactivity mechanism: Shutoff Units

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Multiple, identical items

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Multiple, identical items

• 520 fuel channels–pressure tube–calandria tube

• 1040 end fittings–machined forging bodies–shield plugs–closures

• 1040 feeder pipes

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Reactivity Mechanism Deck

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ACR Fuel Channel

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Fuel Channel Closure Plugs

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Fuel channels

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FeederPiping

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Fuel handling

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Remotely operated mechanical handling systems:

moving new fuel in and spent fuel out

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ACR New Fuel Transfer Equipment

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CANDU 6 fuelling machine, carriage and bridge

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CANDU 6 Fuelling Machine58

ACR-1000 Fuelling machine carriage

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ACR-1000 Fueling Machine Head

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Super reliable precision drive

mechanisms

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ACR-1000 FuellingMachine Cable & Hose

Carrier

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Spent Fuel Basket Loadingmagazine discharge ramSF transfer magazine

fuel trough

basket loading ram

connection to SF transfer tube

SF storage basket

basket tilter

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Spent Fuel Storage Basket

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Instrumentation & Control

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I & C

• Sensors–temperature, pressure, flow, radiation fluxes and fields, pH,

position, velocity, vibration, voltage, capacitance, absorption etc.

• Data management–control and monitoring computers, programmable digital

controllers, optical data multiplexing and transmission etc.

• Actuators–valves, motor controls, electric and hydraulic actuators and

positioners

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ACR-1000 Main Control Room

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Process and heat exchange systems and equipment

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Heat Transport System & Auxiliaries

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Emergency Core Cooling System

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Pressurevessels

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Tanks

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Turbinegenerators

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Turbine Generator

Hitachi turbine

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Condenser

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Equipment & Civil Modules

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Modules

Modular construction

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Reactor Building Construction

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SteelSteel pplatformslatforms in compartmentsin compartmentsModulestacking

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ACR-1000 RB Installation Compartments

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Module Implementation

Number of Reactor Building Modules per Unit

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0 50 100 150 200 250

Estimated for ACR

EC 6

CANDU 6 Qinshan

CANDU 6 Wolsong

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Open Top Modular Construction

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ACR-1000 Equipment/Civil Modules

Number of Modules:

•Reactor Building – 210

•Reactor Auxiliary Building - 361

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Support servicesto operating plants

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SteamGeneratorInspection

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SteamGeneratorPrimarySideCleaning

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Fuel Channel Inspection

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Simulated Arm in Calandria Radiation Hardened Camera in Tool

Image Processing -gap Measurement

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Feeder Remote Inspection & Repair

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Plant Life Extensions

• Extend plant life beyond originally designed 25 or 30 years to 50 or 60 years

–multi-billion $ projects–replace most calandria components – pressure

tube, end fittings–substantial upgrades and updates

• Plants completed in ’70s and ’80s now being refurbished

–Bruce A, Lepreau, Gentilly 2, Wolsong 1–more to come

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Lepreau 1 Life Extension now underway

Original design life: 1983 – 2008

Life extension: + 25 years

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End Fitting Removal Tool

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Pressure Tube Pressure Tube Extraction MachineExtraction Machine

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Pressure Tube severing

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Pressure Tube Crusher

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