A simpler, safer, smarter way to nuclear generation...•Passive accident response with no AC power...

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A simpler, safer, smarter way to nuclear generation

Platts 11th European Nuclear Power Conference 18-19th May 2016 London

David Powell VP Nuclear Power Plant Sales Europe GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy

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Presentation topics:

- GE Hitachi technology - Future Innovation

- Conclusions

GE Hitachi Technology

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What are developers looking for?

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• A safe design - Proven or latest innovation?

• Large or small output – single or multiple units?

• Complete solution or NSSS?

• Back end requirements?

• Reliable partner and supply chain – localisation?

• Build human resource capability?

• Lowest capital cost and/or lowest lifecycle cost?

• Financing and Political support?



The future of our industry

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Simple

Safe

Smart

Innovation


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GEH new nuclear plant development

Worldwide BWR fleet K6/K7 – First ABWRs Borax BWR test facility

ESBWR

SEFOR, Fermi I, Seawolf, FFTF

US sodium reactor experience EBR EBR-II PRISM

1950’s 1980’s 2000’s

lessons learned … customer input … new features … testing … studies … detailed design



GE Hitachi’s new plant products and services

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PRISM ESBWR

1 Claims based on the U.S. DOE commissioned ‘Study of Construction Technologies and Schedules,

O&M Staffing and Cost, and Decommissioning Costs and Funding Requirements for Advanced Reactor Designs’ and an ESBWR staffing study performed by a leading independent firm

2 To reach the same level of radiotoxicity as natural uranium

ABWR

Operational Gen III technology

DCD in timely renewal

• Lowest core damage

frequency of any Gen III reactor

• Extensive operational experience since 1996

• Licensed in US, Taiwan, and Japan

Evolutionary Gen III+ technology

Design Certification approved

• Lowest core damage

frequency of any Gen III+ reactor

• Passive cooling for >7 days w/o AC power or operator action

• Lowest projected O&M and

staffing costs1

• 25% fewer pumps, valves and motors than active plants

Revolutionary Gen IV technology

Ultimate used fuel solution

• Passive air-cooling with no operator or mechanical actions needed

• The answer to the used fuel dilemma – nuclear waste reduced to ~300-year radiotoxicity2 while

providing new electricity generation

• Also a solution for Pu disposition

Independent, expert resources

60 years of experience

• Training and Human Resource

Development • Project, Programs, and

Infrastructure • Regulatory, Licensing, and

Permitting • Evaluations, Studies and

Planning • Analysis and Design • Testing and O&M

New Plant Services



BWRs are simpler, safer, easier to operate

III+ III+

U.S. PWRs

2 E-5 (avg.)

U.S. BWRs

8 E-6 (avg.)

APR1400

2 E-6

APWR

1.2 E-6

EPR

2.8 E-7

AP1000

2.4 E-7

ABWR

1.6 E-7

ESBWR

1.7 E-8

PR

A o

f C

ore

Da

ma

ge

Fre

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en

cy

References: Plant licensing DCDs and publically available information Note: PRA of CDF is represented in at-power internal events (per year) Note: NSSS diagrams are for visualization purposes only

Generation III … III+ Generation II



Best-in-class SBO response

Gen II,

EPR Water Operator Action

Electric Power

72 HRS.

>7 days

AP1000

ESBWR

*ABWR DCD credits water addition at 8 HRS. References: AP1000: US DCD Rev. 18 Section 8.5.2.1; EPR: US DCD Rev. 1 Section 8.4; VVER AES-2006: Stuk Preliminary Safety Assessment

Responses needed to prevent core damage during extended loss of all AC power

• Gen III+ passive plants allow for

a much longer coping time

• Decay heat level impacts urgency

DECAY HEAT

ABWR

~36 HRS.*

30 MIN.

24 HRS.

30 MIN.

VVER

AES-2006

24 HRS.


ABWR project experience The only Gen III Reactor with operating experience … +25 years

Operational

K6 38 m

K7 39 ½ m

Higashidori 43 ½ m Shika-2 44 ½ m NRC Design

Certification Lungmen

Taiwan

Shimane-3

Japan

Ohma-1

Japan

Wylfa Newydd

UK

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ESBWR significant attributes

Safer • Safest reactor design available … lowest CDF • Passive accident response with no AC power or operator action • Hands-free 72-hour design basis accident response • Passively cools for 7+ days following SBO … >2x better than AP1000

Simpler • 25% fewer safety-related components than active plants … 11 fewer systems than ABWR • Simpler to operate and maintain … fewer plant transients and online surveillances

Smarter • 1520 MWe with 20% fewer staff and lowest projected O&M cost per MWe • No steam generators to replace • Dominion & DTE selected ESBWR … NRC certification Oct 2014

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Passive safety utilizing the laws of nature: natural circulation and gravity

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ESBWR passive safety

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ESBWR modularisation

ESBWR progress

DCD

Submittal

North Anna-3

Project

NRC Design

Certification

NA3 Project

Development

Agreement

Fermi-3

COL


Future Innovation


“Spent fuel”- What are we dealing with?

• Current nuclear reactor fuel produces electricity for 4-6 years

• At discharge, only ~1% of the potential energy has been harnessed

− Most of the used fuel is uranium

− ~1% of the used fuel are transuranics (long-lived isotopes)

− ~4-5% are fission products (short-lived isotopes)

Spent fuel composition

Over 240,000t spent fuel world wide



What are the sums of money involved?

Canada:

~$6.5B

US: ~$31B Taiwan:~$4B

South Korea: ~$8B

Europe: ~$51B

Russia:

Reprocessing

Japan: policy

review

Estimates of some spent fuel disposal funds around $100B


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PRISM … the used fuel solution

Direct Burial MOX

Reprocessing PRISM

Recycling

300,000 years

10,000 years

300 years



PRISM development for the UK

•UK government policy is to re-use 140t plutonium - looking for solutions that provide best value.

•PRISM declared a “credible option” by the NDA in January 2014 and assessments continuing.

•One PRISM power block can put the 140t plutonium beyond reach and generate 600MWe over 60 years.

•Alternatively ~14% of the UK’s electricity requirements could be generated from multiple PRISMs re-using the 140t plutonium stockpile.

•Potential to extend PRISM to close the fuel cycle.


Digital industrial revolution in full force

By 2020

Winners will master data and insights ... At speed & scale

152M Cars connect to the

internet…6 fold

increase

10B Internet

connected

light bulbs

+1B Growth in the

installed

Base of Smart Meters

108B Terabytes a day

generated by GE

machines

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Nuclear – Digital Focus Condition based maintenance – driven by predictive

analytics

Predicting performance trends to prevent declines

Optimization of operational metrics across fleets

Outage work scope management & scenario planning

Data driven resource planning for training & in-

processing

Coordinated resources & tooling with analytics

New plants and Decommissioning planning &

execution

Delivering the Nuclear Promise

“The U.S. nuclear energy industry is launching a multiyear

initiative to enable its nuclear power plants to generate electricity

more efficiently, economically and safely.” http://www.nei.org/


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Exelon-GE Co-Creation Software Pilots

Organizational Performance Asset Performance Management

GE’s PREDIX PLATFORM

• Asset monitoring solution for condition-based decision making

• Optimize performance of systems and equipment

• Predict failures using sensor data and advanced visualization techniques

• Improve equipment reliability through analytic insights and proactive notifications

• Analytical model of organizational performance

• Enhance data driven decision-making to act on priority issues

• Improve visibility into operational & organizational challenges


Conclusions

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Leading nuclear innovation for

Vallecitos - 1957

Humboldt Bay natural circulation

Dresden-1 BWR/1

KK6/KK7 ABWR

North Anna-3 ESBWR

PRISM

Oyster Creek BWR/2

Cofrentes BWR/6

60 years and beyond …


ABWR

PRISM

…. And set to continue in the future

ESBWR

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• Exciting times for nuclear now and in the future.

• Industry is well placed to meet future requirements.

• The future is simple, safe, smart advanced technology.


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