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The UK and Small Modular Reactors
Mike Tynan Chief Executive Officer
May 2016
Nuclear New Build since 2006 – UK Case Study
• 2006-2010 – “nuclear renaissance”??
• 2011-2015 the search for investors
• Project costs increasing – each of the proposed schemes in UK now likely
to cost in the region of £20bn:
• HPC – EPR c3.5gw
• Wylfa Newydd – ABWR c3.0gw
• Moorside – AP1000 c3.4gw
• ABWR and AP1000 need to complete Generic Design Assessment
• No Final Investment Decision (FID) for at least two of the projects in the
near term
Delays in Nuclear New Build
• Potential FIDs:
• EPR 2016
• ABWR 2018/19
• AP1000 2018/19
• First Nuclear Concrete unlikely before:
• EPR 2017-18
• ABWR 2020-21
• AP1000 2020-21
• Commercial Operation Dates (unit 1 each site):
• “mid 2020’s”
• EDF data point for electricity price for CfD: £92.50 pmwh – HPC, reducing
to £89.50 pmwh if SZC goes ahead
Delays in Nuclear New Build
• Currently unlikely that any major components for nuclear island and
turbine island will be manufactured in the UK
• Up to c60% build value will be localised to UK: civil construction, marine
works, unclassified components, fixtures, fittings, HVAC, balance of plant
• Long term, high value, sustainable job creation constrained by lack of of
advanced manufacturing development
Alternative nuclear technology – Small Modular Reactor (SMR)
SMR Definition combines the International Atomic Energy Agency definition of “small reactor” (a reactor plant whose net electrical output is less than 300 MWe) and advanced, modularized construction intended to either reduce cost, or enhance some parameter(s) of safety or performance, or both. Most SMR designs feature component parts that are shop fabricated and shipped to the final operating site by truck, train or barge, and installed in a prepared facility
First DECC Feasibility Study
• Assessment convened 17 December 2013 • Report issued December 2014
International opportunities for UK suppliers
65-85GW by 2035 valued at £250-£400bn* * Source: SMR Feasibility Study (Dec 2014)
First DECC Feasibility Study
Conclusion The report concludes that there is an opportunity for the UK to regain technology leadership in the ownership and development of low-carbon generation and secure energy supplies through investment in SMRs. This has the potential to position the UK as a global technology vendor in these fields, and consequently to spearhead the development of the UK supply chain, enabling British businesses to develop their capability, and increase international trade.
Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Types
Vendor Claims for the SMR
• Design can be completed in the UK, creating local IP • Strike Price for electricity will be significantly lower than 1000mw+ reactors
• By how much? • Vendor will localise production in the UK
• Establish an SMR factory and UK supply chain • Advanced manufacturing and factory build of the NSSS will take place in UK
• Modularisation of NSSS and concrete infrastructure • High value Jobs created in UK • Volume production for export to global market
• Very significant market for SMRs where they fulfil a market need that cannot, in all circumstances, be met by large nuclear plants.
• Potential SMR market approximately 65-85GW by 2035 valued at £250-£400bn
• UK market for around 7GW of power from SMRs by 2035
Example SMR – CNNC ACP100+
Example SMR – Korean SMART
Example SMR – Westinghouse
Example SMR – MPower
Example SMR – NuScale
Forecast capability and capacity for 1000mw+ in the UK*
*Current assessment based on NIC Demand Model
UK SMR: Potential common systems Forecast capability and capacity for SMR in the UK*
*Initial assessment May 2015; NAMRC
Areas for Manufacturing Development
• UK Suppliers must: • Be capable to deliver – demonstrate knowledge, experience
and skill • Have the capacity to deliver – qualified processes and
technologies, and factory with kit • Be competitive in a market with experienced global players
• UK Manufacture has to be on time, to specification, at price
• Project programmes have to be de-risked and a UK supply chain
cannot mean additional risk
• Significant opportunity for cost reduction, quality improvements and schedule de-risking from manufacturing in a controlled factory environment
Typical Innovative manufacturing required for SMR: big machining
120te Vertical Turning Lathe and Horizontal Boring machine • Multi axis capability • Complex machining of large components • High degrees of accuracy
Innovative manufacturing: Joining technologies
Electron Beam Welding
• Section thickness up to 250mm
• Clean, low heat, single pass, no filler, controlled environment…..
• Speed and integrity of weld
Innovative manufacturing: Diode Laser Cladding
• High deposition rates
• Speed
• Laser smoothing to negate post clad machining
Innovative manufacturing: HIPping
• Near net shape
• Homogeneous microstructure
• Isotropic qualities
• 100% dense
Innovative manufacturing: Virtual Reality
Factory Layout and Design for Manufacture - NAMRC
Virtual Engine - JLR
Summary
• We could manufacture an SMR in the UK • We have the capability and could create the capacity • It will require some investment through supply chain • Timing is a key issue
• Relationship with potential new-build schemes
• UK has significant infrastructure for innovation in advanced manufacturing • There is game-changing technology • We will need targeted investment for SMR
• An SMR technology will have to be funded, licensed and sited for the UK – huge
challenges
• HMG are contributing to early R+D for SMR and running a competition to work out a potential way forward, which may include more significant HMG funding for SMR
• Market analysis indicates a substantial global opportunity for SMR – we will have to
deliver locally