GNS Cask Technologies for VVER Spent Fuel

Dirk Becher GNS Gesellschaft fr Nuklear-Service mbH, Essen, Germany AtomEco 2011, Moscow, Russia October 31 November 1, 2011

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Presentation Overview
About GNS

GNS Cask Technologies CASTOR Casks CONSTOR Casks

Cask Solutions for Russian Fuel

Summary and Conclusion

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The Company
GNS Gesellschaft fr Nuklear-Service mbH
A medium-sized company founded in 1974, based in Essen/Germany

Main Task:
Competence Centre for the German utilities for the management of spent fuel and nuclear waste from German power plants

Worldwide operations:
as one of the leading manufacturers of casks for spent fuel/HAW (CASTOR, CONSTOR) and MAW (MOSAIK) for processing of every kind of radioactive waste, decommissioning and related engineering services

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Structure of GNS Group

48% 28 % 5,5 % 18,5 %*

* Sdwestdeutsche NuklearEntsorgungs-Gesellschaft mbH, Stuttgart (EnBW Kraftwerke AG, E.ON Kernkraft GmbH)

GNS Gesellschaft fr Nuklear-Service mbH

100 %
Brennelementlager Gorleben GmbH

55 %
BrennelementZwischenlager Ahaus GmbH

100 %
Acta Technologien GmbH

100 %
WTI Wissenschaftlich-Technische Ingenieurberatung GmbH

75 %
Deutsche Gesellschaft zum Bau und Betrieb von Endlagern fr Abfallstoffe mbH (DBE)

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General Information
GNS-Group: Employees 600 Turnover 2010 200 Mio. Euro
Blue Collar Workers Service

GNS

Administration

Scientists Engineers Technicians

plus subsidiary

DBE/DBE TEC employees 800

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Business Areas in the GNS Group

Waste Management

Engineering and Decommissioning Services

Engineering Services and Consulting for Nuclear Facilities (WTI)

Nuclear Casks

Spent Fuel Management

Planning, Erection and Operation of Facilities for Storage of Radioactive Wastes (DBE)

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GNS Cask Technologies

Advanced Cask Technologies of the Types CASTOR and CONSTOR for Transport and Storage of Spent Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste
first cask with spent fuel was placed into storage in 1983 over 1100 casks already loaded and now in interim storage worldwide approx. 1200 casks have been delivered more than 1700 casks are contracted until now

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GNS Cask Series Types

CASTOR-Casks
Monolithic cask body made of ductile cast iron Bolted double lid system Pressure monitoring Interior neutron moderator Machined cooling fins

CONSTOR-Casks
Sandwich cask body Welded steel plates with head ring made of forged steel Filling with CONSTORIT Welded and bolted lid system Welded-on cooling fins

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The CASTOR Cask

The CASTOR is a worldwide common trademark of GNS and stands for a High-Tech-Product. Its protection goals are: Safe enclosure of the radioactive contents Shielding of radiation Dissipation of the decay heat from the radioactive material Guarantee of subcriticality

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Design Features of CASTOR Casks

Dual purpose operation for transport and storage Monolithic cask body made of ductile cast iron, casted in one piece Casks licensed for wide range of fuel types, i. e. PWR, BWR, HTR, MTR Dimensions
Length : 4.0 to 6.0 m Diameter : 1.5 to 2.5 m Wall thickness 0.25 to 0.45 m
Cover plate Pressure monitoring Secondary lid Primary lid

Fuel basket Trunnion Cask body Radial fins Moderator rods

Cylindrical holes filled with polyethylene moderator in cask side wall Double lid with monitored leak-tightness control (pressure gauge)

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Monitored Double Lid System

Pressure Gauge

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CASTOR: Ductile Cast Iron Cask Body

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Machining of Cask Surfaces

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Ultrasonic Testing

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Insertion of Basket

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Assembly of Casks
Assembly and Preparation for Delivery in the GNS-CaskManufacturing Plant in Mlheim, Germany

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Main CASTOR Cask Types

CASTOR V/19
Dimensions: Cask Weight Loaded: Capacity: Max. Initial Enrichment: Max. Average Burn-up: Max. Heat Load: Total Activity: H = 5860 mm, = 2440 mm 125.6 t max. 19 PWR FAs 4.45 wt % U-235 65 GWd/MTHM 39 kW 5.5E+17 Bq

CASTOR V/52
Dimensions: Cask Weight Loaded: Capacity: Max. Initial Enrichment: Max. Average Burn-up: Max. Heat Load: Total Activity: H = 5450 mm, = 2440 mm 123.4 t max. 52 BWR FAs 4.6 wt % U-235 65 GWd/MTHM 40 kW 1.2E+18 Bq

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The CONSTOR Cask

Design Features are: Dual purpose operation for transport and storage Thick-walled cylindrical sandwich cask body Inner and outer liner made of steel Cavity between inner and outer liner filled with CONSTORIT Lid system consists of 3 lids:
Bolted primary lid Welded seal plate Welded secondary lid

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GNS Cask Solutions for Russian Fuel

RBMK-1500 Fuel Assemblies - CASTOR RBMK-1500 - CONSTOR RBMK-1500 - CONSTOR RBMK1500/M2 VVER-440 Fuel Assemblies - CASTOR 440/84 - CASTOR 440/84M - CONSTOR 440/84 VVER-1000 Fuel Assemblies - CASTOR 1000/19 - CONSTOR 1000/19

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Current International Projects

Ignalina (LT) 20 CASTOR RBMK-1500 98 CONSTOR RBMK-1500 190 CONSTOR RBMK1500/M2 Kozloduy (BG) 34 CONSTOR 440/84 Dukovany (CZ) 60 CASTOR 440/84 33 CASTOR 440/84M Temelin (CZ) 35 CASTOR 1000/19

Ignalina

Dukovany

Temelin

Kozloduy

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CONSTOR 440/84 for VVER-440 spent fuel

Fuel Basket Inner Liner with Head Ring Head Ring

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Design Features of the CONSTOR 440/84 Cask

Designed as transportable storage cask for 84 spent fuel assemblies of the type VVER-440 for Kozloduy NPP, BG Dimensions:
Overall height: Outer diameter: Cavity height: Cavity diameter: Cask weight loaded: 4138 mm 2700 mm 3242 mm 1740 mm ~ 112 Mg

Max. initial enrichment: Max. burnup: Max. heat load:

3.87 wt % U-235 50 GWd/tHM 20.33 kW

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CASTOR 440/84M for VVER-440 spent fuel

CASTOR 440/84M cask in the storage facility at Dukovany NPP / Czech Republic

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Design Features of CASTOR 440/84M

The cask is designed for transport and interim storage of:
up to 84 VVER-440 fuel assemblies max. 3.87 wt % U-235 initial enrichment max. 50 GWd/MTU burn-up max. 24.66 kW heat load per cask Total mass in storage configuration: approx. 120 Mg

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CASTOR 1000/19 for VVER-1000 spent fuel

CASTOR 1000/19 cask in the storage facility at Temelin NPP / Czech Republic

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Design Features of the CASTOR 1000/19

The cask is designed for transport and interim storage of:
19 VVER-1000 fuel assemblies max. 5 w/o U-235 initial rod enrichment 60 GWd/MTU burn-up 17.5 kW decay heat load per cask Total mass (storage configuration): approx. 115 Mg Transport configuration with impact limiters

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Summary
GNS has developed and manufactured a variety of casks for High Active Waste and Spent Fuel:
More than 1100 already loaded and in interim storage Germany Lithuania Czech Republic USA Belgium Switzerland South Africa 918 118 77 35 7 6 4
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Conclusion

CASTOR and CONSTOR casks have been successfully developed, manufactured and delivered for transport and interim storage of spent fuel and high active waste. These casks fulfil both the requirements for:
type B(U) packages according to IAEA regulations and the requirements covering different accident situations to be assumed at storage sites

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