3rd Dialogue Forum on Nuclear Energy Innovations: Common User Considerations for Small and Medium-sized Nuclear Power Reactors

  International Project on Innovative Nuclear Reactors and Fuel Cycles (INPRO)

​10-14 October 2011 | IAEA Headquarter, Austria, Vienna

The INPRO Dialogue Forum brings together nuclear technology users and technology holders from interested Member States to discuss issues related to sustainable nuclear energy development and deployment.

A study on Common User Considerations (CUC) by Developing Countries for Future Nuclear Energy Systems (undertaken in 2007-2008) provided a comprehensive summary of the opinion of experts from developing countries considering nuclear power programmes.

The purpose of this workshop – the third in the series of the INPRO Dialogue Forum – is to discuss user considerations (of both developing and developed countries) for small and medium-sized nuclear power reactors (SMRs), in the light of conclusions reached in the CUC study and recent developments in SMR technologies.

The workshop is conducted in cooperation between INPRO and the Nuclear Power Technology Development Section, Division of Nuclear Power, Department of Nuclear Energy, and is an activity in the IAEA TC Project INT/4/142 "Promoting Technology Development and Application of Future Nuclear Energy Systems in Developing Countries".

Working Documents

• Prospectus
• Agenda

Presentations

Opening

• Opening Address
  Alexander Bychkov, IAEA Deputy Director General for Nuclear Energy and INPRO Project Manager
• Summary of Common User Considerations (CUC) by Developing Countries for NE Systems
  Rayman Sollychin, IAEA
• Update on SMR Technology Status and Related IAEA Activities
  H. Subki, IAEA
• IAEA Programme on Reactor Technology Assessment and Selection: Criteria for Small and Medium-Sized Reactors
  S. Schultz, IAEA
• INPRO Methodology for CUCs for SMRs
  R. Beatty, IAEA

Session 1: SMR Overview/Considerations by Technology Developers

• Holder's approaches to identifying the vision of transportable nuclear power and the requirements to User in the framework of INPRO Methodology
  V. Kuznetsov, Russian Federation
• Overview and Status of SMR Designs in the United States
  D. Ingersoll, USA
• SMART - an Early Deployable Integral Reactor
  Keun-Bae Park, Republic of Korea
• CAREM Project Status
  F. Venanti, Argentina
• Development of Multi-Purpose Modular Reactors with Improved Safety in China
  Shan Sun, China
• 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR): Concept for Realisation and Approach for Future 500 MWe FBRs (India)
  Subash Chander Chetal, India
• Westinghouse Small Modular Reactor: Taking Proven Technology to the Next Level
  N. Shulyak , USA
• Issues of Nuclear Fuel Cycle of Transportable Nuclear Power Plants without On-site Refuelling
  P. Poluektov, Russian Federation
• Case Study: Potential SMR Deployment at a United States Governmental R&D Facility
  D. Ingersoll, USA

Session 2: SMR Perspectives/Considerations by Technology Users

• Expected Role of Nuclear Option in the Lithuanian Energy Sector
  V. Miskinis, Lithuania
• Progress of Nuclear Power Programme in Malaysia
  M. Puad Haji Abu, Malaysia
• Defence-in-Depth Approach in the Design of Small & Medium-sized Reactors
  S. Ansari, Pakistan
• Polish Energy Sector and Nuclear Energy Programme
  A. Chwas, Poland
• SMR Considerations: the South African Perspective
  N. Mpoza, South Africa
• PNuclear Power Development Orientation in Vietnam: Challenges and Preparation Work for the First Nuclear Power Projects: Ninh Thuan 1 and Ninh Thuan 2
  D.P. Le, Vietnam
• The Nuclear Power Option in Algeria
  S. Laouar, Algeria
• Activities for the Project of Small Reactor IRT-200 at the Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy
  I. Ivanov, Bulgaria
• Update of Nuclear Energy Prospects in Brazil and the Possible Role of SMRs
  O. Gonçalves, Brazil
• Perspectives on SMR Reactors Deployment in Egypt: Opportunities and Challenges
  K. Yasso & M. Aziz, Egypt
• User Consideration on SMR Regarding Nuclear Power Plant Deployment in Indonesia
  Adiwardojo, Indonesia
• An Overview of the Safety Case for Small Modular Reactors
  D. Ingersoll, USA

Session 3: Breakout Session to Identify CUCs on SMRs for Designers and Users

Session 4: Common Discussion of Potential CUCs on SMRs

• Questionnaire for Participants
• Questionnaire Results

Session 5: Future Actions of INPRO regarding CUCs on SMRs

• Summary from Technology Holders
  D. Ingersoll
• Summary from Potential Users
  S. Ansari

Closing Session

• Closing Statement
  Mr Kwaku Aning, IAEA Deputy Director General, Head of the Department of Technical Cooperation