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Jordan Atomic Energy Commission

Nuclear power plant project in Jordan

1/13/2016 ۱

Workshop on small Modular Reactor Safety and

Licensing 12-15 January 2016

Prepared by Sameh Melhem


Content outline

Current status of Nuclear Power plant Project in Jordan.

Benefits of introducing SMRs in Jordan. Technical Requirements of Jordan related to SMRs.


Jordan Country Profile

- Total Area: 89,213 Km2 - Sea Port: Aqaba - Coastline: 26 Km - Population: 6.249 million (2011) 60% (15- 64) 35% (below 15) - Climate: Mediterranean & Arid Desert - GDP: $28.7 billion (2011) - Per Capita: $5,587 (2011) - Annual GDP Growth: 6.2% (2000-2011)


Jordan Energy Options Available energy options are limited:

Natural Gas: A short term option Not a reliable energy source for medium and longer terms Cost is subject to market volatilities

Renewable Technologies: High cost energy source Limited utilization Cannot be a base load option

Oil Shale: A medium-term option Best reserved for liquid fuel Not an environmentally friendly option


Energy Mix

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2012Oil Products Natural Gas

Electricity Imports Renewables

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Technology Selection Timeline

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Reactor technical questionnaire

Dec-09 Apr-10 Jan-11 Apr-12 Feb-13

Jan-10 Jul-10 Jul-11 Jul-12

Expressions of interest from 4 companies

7 technology offers

3 reactor technologies selected following a technical assessment

Bid Invitation Specification (BIS)

3 EPC financial bids

Down-selection to 2 technologies: ATMEA and ASE

Request for clarification to ATMEA and ASE

Final list of open issues sent to CEOs of ATMEA and ASE

Selection of VVER

Technology

OCT-13


LICENSE

JNPP Project Stakeholder Structure

Project Company Regulator EMRC

NEPCO (Elec. Off-taker)

ROSATOM Overseas

Jordan Nuclear Power Company

EQUITY EQUITY

PPA

PERMITS

EPC Contractor

EPC Contract

Lenders

DEB

T FINA

NC

ING

Fuel Supply/ Management

Water Agreements

Strategic Investor

Government Of Jordan

Water Supply MOWI/SWP

Fuel Agreements

Operation and Maintenance

O&M Agreements


Potential Regions:

1. Aqaba: can use sea water for cooling

2. Wadi Araba: Red-Dead Sea canal's water

3. Al Samra: can use treated waste water

4. Bin Hammad: can use brackish ground water Recommendations:

As a result of the PCWS and in accordance with IAEA advice, investigations to be initiated on two regions of interest (Aqaba and Al- Samra)

Preliminary Country Wide Survey


NPP Site - Aqaba Region

Preliminary NPP Layout

Technical & Cost Considerations: Seismic activity – SSE of 0.405g which requires costly design modification & seismic pads installation Cooling water requirements (seawater desalination & pumping) about 50 MWe per 1000 MWe unit Site elevation & location (>450m above sea level) & 9 km from sea shore. Civil works requirements such as volumes of excavation, re-routing gas pipelines, roads improvements etc. Prompted the need to search for an NPP Site around Al Samra Region.


As Samara WWTP: Current capacity of 70 million m3/year

Future capacity of 120 million m3/year by 2022

Al Samra Region


Palo Verde Inland NPP Site – Arizona, USA

Example of inland NPP using wastewater for cooling


Current studies and activities

Grid study. Water optimization and supply study. Site characterization. Environmental Impact Assessment. Bankable Feasibility Study. Technical negotiations with vendor. Selecting owner Engineering Company to be TSO for JNPC


Content outline




Some Drivers For SMRs In Jordan

Reduced financial

risk

Factory fabrication of modules

Flexible with Grid

size

Small modules & simplified designs

Enhanced safety Passive safety systems. High seismic safety margin. Lower core damage Frequency Lower Emergency planning zone. Below grade emplacement. Longer grace period.

Smaller unit foot print

Much lower unit capital

cost

Short construction

period


Application of Interests in Jordan

Locations with no grid connection. Replace aging fossil plants. Military bases. Offshore nuclear power plant (Floating SMRs). Remote locations. Cogeneration of heat & electricity.


Content outline




Selection of the Optimal SMR

Pre selection criteria: • The produced electricity should be not less than 25

MWe; • Plant design life (should be not less than 60 yrs); • Plant design option(floating reactors will be included); • UHS should be the atmosphere in case of inland SMR; • Safety systems should incorporate passive features, • Advanced SMRs ( Modular and integrated-PWRs); • Near term deployment (2022-2025, Nth of kind).


The technical requirements of Jordan with respect to SMR designs

Safety requirements: • SMR design shall ensure the fundamental safety

functions: Control of the reactivity Heat removal Confinement / No radioactive releases

• The SMR design shall be such that its sensitivity to

Postulated Initiating Events is minimized with no severe accidents.



• To ensure that the overall safety concept of defence in depth is maintained in all circumstances, the SMR plant design shall prevent as far as practicable: Challenges to the integrity of physical barriers Failure of a barrier when challenged Failure of a barrier as a consequence of failure of

another barrier



• Appropriate measures against the effects of single failure or common cause failures shall be taken as far as practicable in SMR plant design:

Redundancy Diversity Independence (through functional isolation or physical

separation)

• The SMR designs shall take the lessons learnt from Fukushima accident .

• A modern digital I&C technology (no common cause failure between the different I&C for each module).



Safety goals: • Core damage frequency (CDF) and large early

release frequency (LERF) of SMR shall be lower than that one of the current large NPPs (by at least a factor = Power of Large NPP/Power of SMR).

• The grace period of SMR plant shall be higher than that one of the current large NPPs (7 days at least).

Fuel supply security: • A nuclear fuel procurement on the competitive open

market; • Long term refueling cycle (greater than 3 yrs).



Exclusion and Emergency zones: • SMR design shall minimize the size of both the exclusion zone

as well as the emergency zone over the large NPPs such that no evacuation will be required. Because the location of the proposed site is close to high density population and to Jordan borders.

Siting: • The seismic design of SMR must be able to sustain the

Jordan seismic specificities at the proposed site. Safe Shutdown Earthquake (SSE) Peak Ground Acceleration is

0.5g. • The SMR design shall not be affected by flooding. • Fit on the footprint of the existing fossil plants.



Air craft impact resistance: • The design shall meet Jordan’s requirement for the plant to be

designed to ensure the safety of the plant in the event of a large commercial airplane crash.

Proven Design and Licensiability: • SMRs shall use proven or conventional NPP coolant,

moderator, fuel and proven safety analysis codes.

• Preferred internationally certified SMR design for commercial deployment and generic design approval.



Cooling Water Design: • SMR design should minimize the fresh water consumption used

to cool the reactor over the large NPPs, however, dry cooling is more preferred.

• UHS should be the atmosphere in case of inland SMR.

Security and proliferation resistance: • SMR design shall pose no Security and proliferation risk.


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