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IAEAInternational Atomic Energy Agency
IAEA iNFCIS – NFCIS: Nuclear Fuel Cycle Information System
Harikrishnan Tulsidas
Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Materials Section
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Outline
• iNFCIS• NFCIS
• UDEPO
• PIE
• MADB
• NFCSS
• NFCIS
• Future Directions
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• Member States(Contact Points)
• Consultants• IAEA Meetings• Reliable
Publications
Information
• Easy navigation
• Search capabilities
• Summary reports
• Country nuclear fuel cycle profiles
• Long term nuclear fuel cycle requirements for different scenarios
Internet
• Nuclear power projections
• Nuclear fuel cycle options
• Reactor physics calculations
Inputs
NFCIS : Nuclear Fuel Cycle Information System
UDEPO : World Distribution of Uranium Deposits
PIE : Post Irradiation Examination Facilities
NFCSS : Nuclear Fuel Cycle Simulation System
MADB : Minor Actinide Property Database
Integrated Nuclear Fuel Cycle Information System
http://www-nfcis.iaea.org
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One stop data access for nuclear fuel cycle related databases
Integrated Nuclear Fuel Cycle Information System
http://www-nfcis.iaea.org
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iNFCIS Useage
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iNFCIS & NFCIS Usage StatisticsiNFCIS Usage
3350
4887
86767474
8917
12379
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10000
12000
14000
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Year
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~40% increase in iNFCIS usage in 2009 (over 2008)
NFCIS Usage
303 289
328 327325
294
330 308 302322
231
0
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250
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350
Jan-09 Feb-09 Mar-09 Apr-09 May-09
Jun-09 Jul-09 Aug-09 Sep-09 Oct-09 Nov-09
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iNFCIS Usage Reasons (2004-2008)
29%
20%14%
12%
11%
14%
Academic/Educational
Having general information about nuclear fuel cycle and materials
Evaluation of nuclear fuel cycle activities in the world
Industry analysis/statistics
Preparation of technical documents/reports
Other
10, 042 registered users
iNFCIS users
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• Directory of Civilian Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities
• Milling, conversion, enrichment, fuel fabrication, spent fuel storage, heavy water production, zircaloy facilities
• Annual update through questionnaire to officially nominated contact points
• Access on the internet with search and filter capabilities
• Tecdoc publishedin 2009
Nuclear Fuel Cycle Information System (NFCIS)
677 facilities from 55 countries
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World distribution of uranium resources
Australia 1,243,000 22.7%
Kazakhstan 817,000 14.9%
Russia 546,000 10.0%
South Africa 435,000 8.0%
Canada 423,000 7.7%
United States 342,000 6.3%
Brazil 278,000 5.1%
Namibia 275,000 5.0%
Niger 274,000 5.0%
IAEA /OECD NEA Uranium 2007: Resources, Production and Demand
Others 941,000 17%
Total 5,469,000 100%
iNFCIS - UDEPO
Data of 1234 uranium deposits from 72
countries
http://www-nfcis.iaea.org
Total 19,740,600 tU
tURed Book
Undiscovered Resources: 7,771,100 tU
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• Database on uranium deposits
• General, technical and geological descriptions
• Data update through consultants
• 1234 deposits in 72 countries
• Access on the internet with search and filter capabilities
• IAEA-TECDOC-1629 published 2009
World Distribution of Uranium Deposits
UDEPO
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• Catalogue of PIE Facilities
• Created in 1990s, published as a working material in 1996
• Transformed into an electronic database in 2003
• Merged with EC HotLab Database in 2008.
• Casks information was added from EC HotLab database
Post Irradiation Examination Facilities Database (PIE)
39 facilities from 20 countries and 19 casks
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• Bibliographic database on thermodynamic and thermomechanical properties of selected compounds and alloys of minor actinides
• 10 materials groups covered: Alloys, Carbides, Elements, Halides, Molybdates, Nitrides, Oxides, Phosphates, Tungstates
• Minor Actinides covered: Np, Am, Cm
982 data sets
Minor Actinide Database (MADB)
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• Scenario based simulation system for the estimation of long-term fuel cycle material and service requirements
• Capable of calculating actinide accumulations
• Database for the historical data
• Tecdoc published in 2007
Nuclear Fuel Cycle Simulation System
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Nuclear Fuel Cycle Simulation System
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In early 1980’s IAEA decided to create a directory of nuclear fuel cycle facilities.
Electronic database was created in 1980s.
A TECDOC was published in 1987 (TECDOC-408).
Directory was published two times as priced publication (1988 and 1996)
Web site was opened to publish NFCIS in 2001.
Database and the web site was restructured and updated starting from 2003.
Background
Nuclear Fuel Cycle Information System (NFCIS)
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NFCIS is stored in SQL Server database system.
Web front end on ASP
It is available on the internet since 2001.
A TM was organized in 2007.
The database is being updated continuously.
Current Status
Nuclear Fuel Cycle Information System (NFCIS)
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Main Table
Database Structure
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Fuel Cycle Step Facility Type
Mining & Milling
Uranium ore processing
U recovery from phosphates
Uranium Mine*
Conversion
Conversion to UO2
Conversion to UO3
Conversion to UF4
Conversion to UF6
Re-Conversion to U3O8 (Dep. U)
Conversion to U Metal
Enrichment Uranium Enrichment
Fuel Cycle Step Facility Type
Uranium Fuel Fabrication
Re-conversion to UO2 Powder
Fuel fabrication (U Pellet-Pin)
Fuel fabrication (U Assembly)
Fuel Fabrication (MTR)
Fuel fabrication (Pebble)*
Spent Fuel Reprocessing and Recycling
Spent fuel reprocessing
Re-conversion to U3O8 (Rep. U)
Co-conversion to MOX Powder
Fuel fabrication (MOX Pellet-Pin)
Fuel fabrication (MOX Assembly)
Spent Fuel Storage
AR spent fuel storage*
AFR Dry spent fuel storage
AFR Wet spent fuel storage
Spent Fuel Conditioning Spent Fuel Conditioning*
Spent Fuel Disposal Spent Fuel Disposal*
Related Industrial Activities
Heavy water production
Zirconium alloy production
Zirconium alloy tubing
Fuel Assembly Component*
* New facility types
Facility Types
9 fuel cycle steps – 29 facility types
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Facility Status Description
Under study-Assessment Formal feasibility or pre-feasibility studies or assessments are underway.
Planned A formal commitment has been made to build the facility or process line.
Siting-Design Site and/or design have been licensed.
Under Construction The facility or process line is currently being built.
CommissioningThe construction of the facility or process line has been completed and is under commissioning.
In Operation The facility or process line is currently operational.
Stand byThe facility or process line is not currently in operation but can be restarted in a relatively short time.
Refurbishment A major modification is underway in the facility or process line.
ShutdownThe facility or process line is not currently in operation and there are no plans to restart it.
DecommissioningThe facility or process line is currently under decommissioning. Dismantling and remediation work is included.
DecommissionedThe facility or process line is decommissioned and dismantled. The facility is not under regulatory control.
CancelledThe project has been cancelled completely during any stage before operation.
Deferred The project has been postponed indefinitely.
Not reported The status of the facility or process line is unknown or not reported.
Facility Statuses
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Facility Scale of Operation
Description
CommercialThe facility or process line is being operated in commercial or industrial scale
Pilot PlantThe facility or process line is being operated as a precursor of a commercial or industrial facility or process line
LaboratoryThe facility or process line is being operated in laboratory to examine the applicability of a process
Scale of Operation
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• Country 1
• Location (Site) 1
• Facility 1
• Facility 2
• Each facility defined as “an installation in which one of the main nuclear fuel cycle operations is being performed”
• Therefore a plant in which more than one operation is being carried out is listed in this database two or more times as separate records to be able to describe the actual fuel cycle activity in the plant.
• Sub Facility 1
• Sub Facility 2
Facility Definition
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• Filters on
•Facility Name,
•Facility Type,
•Facility Status,
•Facility Scale &
•Country
• Export to MS Excel
Facility List Page
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• Technical details
• Facility scale and status
• Ownership and operators
• Location
• Source for the data
Facility Details Page
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• Facility numbers by type and status
• Facility numbers by country and status
• Facility numbers by country and type
• Export to Excel
Statistics
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• List of commercial fuel cycle facilities in the country with design capacities and start-end of operation years
Country Reports
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1988 1996 2009
IAEA TECDOC Series No. 408, 1987 : The Nuclear Fuel Cycle Information System (An International Directory of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities)
Publications
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Future Directions
• More frequent updates – as changes happen…• Communication / Collaboration tool /Forum
• Complete update of the web platform• Functionality improvements
• PDF export• New modules
• News feeds• Image album• Videos streams (links/embedding of open media)• Nuclear Fuel Cycle country summaries (incl Country Profiles)• Resources – links to web sites, publications, news• Nuclear Fuel Cycle F.A.Q• Links to related databases
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Future Directions
Next Techdoc in 2-3 years (with a focal theme?)
• TM in Q3-Q4 2010 (with a focal theme?)
• Update list of country contact points
• Have a core NFCIS working group ?
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You can reach me at …
Harikrishnan Tulsidas
Nuclear Technology SpecialistNuclear Fuel Cycle and Materials SectionInternational Atomic Energy AgencyTel: (+431) 2600 22758 Fax: (+431) 26007 22758Room A26 19
Email: [email protected]