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International Cooperation in the Nuclear Fuel Market as a factor

International Cooperation in the Nuclear Fuel Market as a factor of increasing the Security of Supply. 1. Moscow , 2009. Contents. I . Our vision of global prospects. II . Security of nuclear fuel supply. III . Proposals on international cooperation.

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International Cooperation in the Nuclear Fuel Market as a factor

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  1. International Cooperation in the Nuclear Fuel Marketas a factor of increasing the Security of Supply 1 Moscow, 2009

  2. Contents I. Our vision of global prospects II. Security of nuclear fuel supply III. Proposals on international cooperation

  3. I. Our vision of global prospects

  4. Global Prospects • Financial crisis • Lack of internal investment resourcesdue to fall of Uranium prices • Limited access to external credit resources • Large-scale plans on nuclear power generation development • China – six-foldby 2020 • India – five-fold by 2020 • more than 50new countries are willing ….to build NPP’s Disbalanceof demand and supply of nuclear fuel cycle services Risksof failures in the supply chain Growth of demand for uranium, SWU and fabrication services Correction of uranium mines, enrichment and fabrication capacities development plans Need for security of nuclear fuel supply

  5. II. Security of nuclear fuel supply

  6. Package supply 1. Uranium + conversion + enrichment + fabrication Transfer of risks of uranium and SWU procurement and of change in commercial terms of procurement when switching to new fuel, to the FA supplier No additional expenses for utility related to separate contracting (additional personnel, logistics expenses, etc.) Opportunity for the utility to get cumulative discounts

  7. 2. Vertical Integration State Corporation «Rosatom» JSC «Atomenergoprom» JSC «Atomredmedzoloto» JSC «TENEX» Concern «Energoatom» JSC «TVEL» JSC «MSZ» Electrostal NPP JSC «NCCP» Novosibirsk ..… NPP JSC «ChMP» Glazov JSC «MZP» Moscow VNIINM Moscow Conversion and enrichment NPP operation Uranium mining Fabrication

  8. 3. Backup enterprises Total capacity (in pellets) 1800 THM/year «Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant» (NCCP) «Mashinostroitelny Zavod» (MSZ) Novosibirsk: Fabricationof fuel for power reactors of Russian design. Fabricationof fuel for PWR reactors in Western Europe and USA (TVS-K). Fabricationof fuel for research reactors. Electrostal, Moscow region: Fabricationof fuel for power reactors of Russian design. Fabricationof fuel for PWR andBWR reactors in Western Europe.. Fabricationof fuel for research reactors.

  9. 4. Competences in fabrication of different types of nuclear fuel Fuel for reactors of Russian design (VVER, RBMK) Fuel for reactors of Western design (PWR, BWR) Own FA design forPWR 17х17 (TVS-K) RepU Fuel (in cooperation with AREVA) RepU feed material Natural uranium Fuel for Fast Reactors Fuel components (pellets) VVER, PWR, BWR, PHWR

  10. Proposals on international cooperation

  11. Proposals Nuclear fuel fabrication Joint Ventures Inter-regional level Local level Pellets (optional) International regional fabrication center at NCCP Regional plant on FA assembly in the partner’s country

  12. 1. International regional nuclear fuel fabrication center (IRFC)at NCCP – closing the ICUE ICUE EUP Original technologies of nuclear fuel fabrication • Production capacities • Competences Bank of technologies Package FA Current and future NPP operators IRFC On the basis of NCCP TVEL Security-of-Supply • Orders for2-3 reloads/yearfor maintaining the competence, • Components (optional) Fabrication technologies renewal Competences Inputs of the parties Other fabricators Current activity Outcome

  13. Risks reduction in a supply chain Advantagesof IRFC Secured EUP Proximity to South-East Asia markets Development of nuclear fuel fabrication technologies Higher resistance to country-related risks Higher resistance to industrial risks

  14. Regional plant – partner choosing criteria 2. Significant reactor park (8 and moreunits) Long-term contracts for nuclear fuel supply aimed at return on investment Regional plant Proximity to new nuclear fuel markets Adherence to Russian reactor and fuel technologies

  15. Regional plant Is formed on the partnership basis of JV • Pellets • Zr- parts (optional) • FA fabrication • (from pellets to FA) • Technology renewal • Service, • Training Package supply TVEL • National utilities; • Utilities in other countries Regional plant Insurance of supply • Equipment • Fabrication technology Parties’ contributions Current activity Outcome

  16. Advantages of a Regional Plant Transfer of vertical integration advantages for the partner’s country Economic efficiency Scientific and technical efficiency Fuel supply to utilities domestically and abroad within the region Guaranteed EUP Guaranteed obtaining new designs Guaranteed components and pellets (as an option) Simplifying the issues of licensing new nuclear fuel as far as the plant is located in the same country as NPP

  17. More than five countries have shown interest in the project «Regional plant»

  18. We invite all interested parties to cooperation! JSC «TVEL» «Atomexpo», 2009

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