IAEAInternational Atomic Energy Agency

The International Project on Innovative Nuclear Reactors

and Fuel Cycles (INPRO)

INT/4/142 Workshop on Long-rang Nuclear Energy Programme Planning and Strategy Development

June 2010

Peter J. GowinINPRO Programme Liaison Officer

Department of Nuclear Energy | International Atomic Energy Agency

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Motivation and Initial Goals

During the 90s• stagnation in nuclear power development, recognition of its

potential• among others: Three Agency Study, Millennium Summit• long-range and holistic planning are needed • innovations are key for sustainable nuclear future• international cooperation is an important way to success

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INPRO

• Origins• Established in 2000/2001• Authorized by IAEA General Conference resolutions

• Characteristics • Membership based • Funded mainly from extrabudgetary contributions • 10 to 15 staff (mainly CFEs from Member States) at IAEA

Headquarters• International Project inside IAEA• Cross-cutting with all relevant technical Departments involved

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Evolution of INPRO

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INPRO on the Policy Level• IAEA General Conference

• Resolutions adopted & continuously reiterated since 2000• G8 Summit

• Global Energy Security, St. Petersburg, 2006• “The development of innovative nuclear power systems is considered an

important element for efficient and safe nuclear energy development. In this respect, we acknowledge the efforts made in the complementary frameworks of the INPRO project and the Generation IV International Forum.”

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INPRO on the Policy Level• US–Russia Strategic Framework Declaration of US President George

W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin, 2008: • “The Russian Federation and the U.S. support the IAEA Project on

Innovative Nuclear Reactors and Fuel Cycles (INPRO) that has brought together both the states with developed nuclear technology and states running small-scale nuclear programmes or just developing plans for peaceful use of nuclear energy.”

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INPRO Membership 2001-2010

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INPRO Programme Areas

• Substantive Programme Areas• A: Nuclear Energy Systems Assessments • B: Global Vision• C: Innovations in Nuclear Technology• D: Innovations in Institutional Arrangements

• Cross-cutting• E: INPRO Dialogue Forum

• INPRO Management• F: Management, Coordination, Strategic Planning, Steering

Committee, Outreach

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INPRO Programme Areas• A: INPRO Assessments

• To assist Member States in performing Nuclear Energy System Assessments (NESA) using the INPRO methodology, in support of long-term strategic planning and nuclear energy deployment decision making

• B: Global Vision• To develop global and regional nuclear energy scenarios, on the

basis of a scientific-technical pathway analysis, that lead to a global vision on sustainable nuclear energy development in the 21st century, and to support Member States in working towards that vision

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INPRO Programme Areas

• C: Innovations in Nuclear Technology• To foster collaboration among INPRO Member States on selected

innovative nuclear technologies and related R&D that contribute to sustainable nuclear energy

• D: Innovations in Institutional Arrangements• To investigate and foster collaboration on innovative institutional

and legal arrangements for the use of innovative nuclear systems in the 21st century and to support Member States in developing and implementing such innovative arrangements

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INPRO Programme Areas

• E: INPRO Dialogue Forum• To bring together technology holders and technology users to

discuss, debate and share information on desirable innovations, both technical and institutional, but also national long-term nuclear planning strategies and approaches and, on the highest level, the global nuclear energy system

• F: Policy Coordination, Communication, and Management• To plan and organize meetings of the Steering Committee and

coordinate policies with other international initiatives (e.g. GIF), but also to communicate and disseminate INPRO achievements and results to its stakeholders through publications and meetings/conferences

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INPRO Collaborative Projects

Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Rep., France, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Russia, Ukraine, European Commission

RMI –Meeting Energy Needs in the Period of Raw Materials Insufficiency during the 21st Century

Canada, China, India, Republic of Korea, Slovakia, Russia, Ukraine, European Commission

ThFC – Investigations of the 233/Thorium Fuel Cycle

China, Czech Rep., India, Russia, IsraelFINITE – Fuel Cycles for Innovative Nuclear Energy Systems based on Integrated Technologies

Argentina, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Rep., France, India, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine, USA, European Commission

GAINS – Global Architecture of Innovative Nuclear Systems based on Thermal and Fast Reactors including Closed Fuel Cycles

Programme Area B

Belarus, Brazil, Bulgaria, Czech Rep., France, India, Kazakhstan, Republic of Korea, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine

ENV – Environmental Impact Benchmarking Applicable for Nuclear Energy Systems under Normal Operation

Canada, China, Republic of Korea, USA, European Commission

PRADA – Proliferation Resistance: Acquisition/Diversion Pathway Analysis

Programme Area A

Participating Member StatesCollaborative Project

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INPRO Collaborative Projects

Armenia, France, Russia, USASMALL - Implementation Issues for the Use of Nuclear Power in Small Countries

Programme Area D

Algeria, Belgium, France, IndiaPGAP - Performance Assessment of Passive Gaseous Provisions

(Transitioned to Regular Programme)HTR H2 - Investigation of Safety Issues for Advanced High Temperature Reactors and their Combined Operation with Hydrogen Producing Plants

China, India, Republic of Korea, Russia, European Commission

DHR – Integrated Approach for the Modelling of Safety Grade Decay Heat Removal System for Liquid Metal Cooled Reactors

Argentina, India, Republic of KoreaAWR – Advanced Water Cooled Reactors

Brazil, China, Czech Rep., Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Republic of Korea

COOL – Investigation of Technological Challenges related to the Removal of Heat by Liquid Metal and Molten Salt Coolants from Reactor Cores operating at High Temperatures

Programme Area CParticipating Member StatesCollaborative Project

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Long-range strategic planning

• Starting point: National sustainable development plan

• Objective: long-range planning of nuclear power system

• Energy planning • PESS tools

• Long-range and strategic nuclear energy system planning • INPRO Methodology

• New 2009: Brochure on all tools and integrated Agency support

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Long-range Planning: Sequence

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Global Vision and Scenarios

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Calculations / Example

• Interregional flows of uranium, fresh, spent and MOX fuel under ‘high’ scenario (2050)

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Transportable NPPs (TNPP)

• TNPP is a transportable and re-locatable nuclear power plant, which, when fuelled, is capable to produce final energy products like electricity or process heat

• A TNPP includes the nuclear reactor (with or without fuel) and the balance of the plant (e.g. steam generator, turbine) and fuel storage facilities if necessary

• A TNPP is physically transportable, but is not designed to produce energy during transportation nor provide energy for the transportation itself

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TNPP Technical Options

• Ways of Transportation• Water, railway, automobile

• Siting• Barge-mounted or ground-based

• Refueling scheme• Conventional or without on-site refueling

• Factory assembly • Reactor units to be delivered already assembled to the site

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INPRO / Holders and Users

• INPRO membership • Comprises both nuclear

technology holders and technology users

• This is one of the strengths of INPRO

• Plus: IAEA Member States• Participation through TC• Benefit from results• INPRO part of IAEA’s

programme

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Objective of the Dialogue Forum

• INPRO Dialogue Forum Objectives• To bring together technology holders and technology users ...• ... to discuss, debate and share information on nuclear energy innovations, ...• ... both technical and institutional, ...• ... but also national long-range nuclear planning, strategies and approaches ... • ... and, on the highest level, the global nuclear energy system.

• Next INPRO Dialogue Forum event• TC workshop• 4 - 8 October 2010• Topic: Regional Approaches

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IAEA / INPRO / GIF Coordination

• On-going coordination in the past• Interface meetings 2004, 2005, 2008

• Last meeting in March 2010 / objectives• To share information• To monitor the progress of the past action items• To explore new areas for an expanded cooperation

• Action Plan updated and expanded in particular:• for topical studies• for dialogue between technology holders and users

• Continued and good understanding of mutual strengths and synergeticcharacter of both initiatives

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INPRO has achieved …• Support to Member States in planning of nuclear energy and nuclear

R&D programmes• Need for long-range thinking and holistic view recognized and established• NESA and INPRO methodology available and tested

• Global process on building consensus on visions and scenarios for the global sustainability of nuclear energy in place• GAINS and other Collaborative Projects• Global vision modelling study• Consensus building

• Nuclear technology innovations• Note: GIF and IAEA programmes

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INPRO has achieved …• World leadership in addressing the need for institutional innovations needed to deploy the technology innovations• First study on transportable nuclear power plants• Consensus building

• Active and on-going collaborative work of INPRO members in many areas: recognition of need for international collaboration• 12 INPRO Collaborative Projects

• Dialogue between technology holders and users established• World needs to move jointly on global nuclear future• Common User Considerations study published

• Initially set up as membership based project, but then grew in terms of members and embarked on new challenging activities• End results made available to all IAEA Member States

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Contact Informatioon

Mag. Dr. Peter J. Gowin

Programme Liaison OfficerInternational Project on Innovative Nuclear Reactors and

Fuel Cycles (INPRO)International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Tel: +43 1 2600 22848E-mail: Peter.Gowin@iaea.org

www.iaea.org/inpro

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Thank you!