IAEA INPRO Project: A Vision of How to Meet the Opportunities and Challenges of Large-Scale Nuclear Energy Development

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Khoroshev ◽  
F. Depisch ◽  
S. Subbotin
Keyword(s):  
Energy Supply ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Nuclear Energy ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Nuclear Reactors ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
International Project ◽  
Fuel Cycles ◽  
Sustainable Energy Supply

The IAEA International Project on Innovative Nuclear Reactors and Fuel Cycles (INPRO) can be considered as the IAEA’s response to the challenges of growing energy demand. INPRO’s activities are intended to help to achieve one of the main objectives of the IAEA — to promote the development and peaceful use of nuclear energy. INPRO applies a carefully developed Methodology to assess Innovative Nuclear Energy Systems (INS) and to define R&D needs and deployment strategies for the development of large-scale regional and global INS. The purpose is to match the opportunities and challenges of sustainable energy supply provided by nuclear energy (NE) to the global balance of demands and resources.

Framework for Assessing Transition Scenarios to Sustainable Nuclear Energy Systems

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Galina Fesenko ◽  
Vladimir Kuznetsov ◽  
Vladimir Usanov
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Material Flow ◽  
Nuclear Energy ◽  
Fuel Cycle ◽  
Nuclear Reactors ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Member States ◽  
Fuel Cycles

The International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA’s) International Project on Innovative Nuclear Reactors and Fuel Cycles (INPRO) was established in 2000 with the goal to ensure a sustainable nuclear energy supply to meet the global energy needs in the 21st century. The INPRO activities on global and regional nuclear energy scenarios provide newcomers and mature nuclear countries alike with better understanding of options for making a collaborative transition to future sustainable nuclear energy systems. Collaborative project GAINS (Global Architecture of Innovative Nuclear Energy Systems Based on Thermal and Fast Reactors Including a Closed Fuel Cycle) developed an internationally verified analytical framework for assessing such transition scenarios. The framework (hereafter, GAINS framework) is a part of the integrated services provided by IAEA to Member States considering initial development or expansion of their nuclear energy programmes. The paper presents major elements of the analytical framework and selected results of its application, including: • Long-term nuclear energy demand scenarios based on the IAEA Member States’ high and low estimations of nuclear power deployment until 2030 and expected trends until 2050 and on forecasts of competent international energy organizations; • Heterogeneous world model comprised of groups of non-personified non-geographical countries (NGs) with different policy regarding nuclear fuel cycle back end; • Architectures of nuclear energy systems; • Metrics and tools for the assessment of dynamic nuclear energy system evolution scenarios regarding sustainability, including a set of key indicators and evaluation parameters; • An internationally verified database with best estimate material flow and economic characteristics of existing and advanced nuclear reactors and associated nuclear fuel cycles needed for material flow analysis and comparative economic analysis, extending the previously developed IAEA databases and taking into account preferences of different countries; • Selected results of sample analysis for scenarios involving transition from the present fleets of nuclear reactors and fuel cycles to future sustainable nuclear energy system architectures involving innovative technological solutions.

DESAE (Dynamic Energy System- Atomic Energy): Integrated Computer Model for Perfoming Global Analysis in INPRO Assessment Studies

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Tsibulskiy ◽  
S. Subbotin ◽  
M. Khoroshev ◽  
F. Depisch
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Computer Model ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
Nuclear Energy ◽  
Nuclear Reactors ◽  
Global Analysis ◽  
Energy System ◽  
International Project ◽  
Fuel Cycles ◽  
Energy Needs

The Agency’s International Project on Innovative Nuclear Reactors and Fuel Cycles (INPRO) was established to help to ensure that nuclear energy is available to contribute, in a sustainable manner, to the energy needs in the 21st century. In 2005, its membership continued to grow, with Ukraine and United States of America becoming additional members, and total INPRO membership now stands at 24.

scholarly journals Assessment of the environmental footprint of nuclear energy systems. Comparison between closed and open fuel cycles

Energy ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 69 ◽  
pp. 199-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ch. Poinssot ◽  
S. Bourg ◽  
N. Ouvrier ◽  
N. Combernoux ◽  
C. Rostaing ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Energy ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Environmental Footprint ◽  
Fuel Cycles

scholarly journals RESEARCH OF ENERGY TRANSITION 4.0 FROM THE POSITION OF ECONOMIC SYNERGY

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (27) ◽  
pp. 144-148
Author(s):  
M.A. Liubarskaia ◽  
◽  
V.S. Chekalin ◽  
O.L. Kim ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Energy Supply ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
Mathematical Apparatus ◽  
Condi Tions

Modern energy systems are at the stage of global transformations affecting the function-ing of industries and spheres of activity. The changes that are taking place are not always positive. For example, the unreliability of re-newable energy in difficult weather condi-tions has led to problems with energy supply to European consumers in 2020–2021. The article shows the feasibility of using the ter-minological and mathematical apparatus of economic synergy for the analysis and fore-casting of indicators of energy systems. In particular, it is proposed to take into account the partial reversibility of evolutionary pro-cesses in the strategic planning of energy development.

scholarly journals The Use of Th in HTR: State of the Art and Implementation in Th/Pu Fuel Cycles

2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guido Mazzini ◽  
Eleonora Bomboni ◽  
Nicola Cerullo ◽  
Emil Fridman ◽  
Guglielmo Lomonaco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Demand ◽  
Energy Production ◽  
Nuclear Energy ◽  
Fuel Cycle ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Weight Fraction ◽  
Fuel Cycles ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Nuclear Waste Policy ◽  
The Eu

Nowadays nuclear is the only greenhouse-free source that can appreciably respond to the increasing worldwide energy demand. The use of Thorium in the nuclear energy production may offer some advantages to accomplish this task. Extensive R&D on the thorium fuel cycle has been conducted in many countries around the world. Starting from the current nuclear waste policy, the EU-PUMA project focuses on the potential benefits of using the HTR core as a Pu/MA transmuter. In this paper the following aspects have been analysed: (1) the state-of-the-art of the studies on the use of Th in different reactors, (2) the use of Th in HTRs, with a particular emphasis on Th-Pu fuel cycles, (3) an original assessment of Th-Pu fuel cycles in HTR. Some aspects related to Thorium exploitation were outlined, particularly its suitability for working in pebble-bed HTR in a Th-Pu fuel cycle. The influence of the Th/Pu weight fraction at BOC in a typical HTR pebble was analysed as far as the reactivity trend versus burn-up, the energy produced per Pu mass, and the Pu isotopic composition at EOC are concerned. Although deeper investigations need to be performed in order to draw final conclusions, it is possible to state that some optimized Th percentage in the initial Pu/Th fuel could be suggested on the basis of the aim we are trying to reach.

scholarly journals Sustainable nuclear energy dilemma

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 305-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naim Afgan
Keyword(s):  
Potential Energy ◽  
Nuclear Energy ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Economic Indicator ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Priority Assessment

Sustainable energy development implies the need for the emerging potential energy sources which are not producing adverse effect to the environment. In this respect nuclear energy has gained the complimentary favor to be considered as the potential energy source without degradation of the environment. The sustainability evaluation of the nuclear energy systems has required the special attention to the criteria for the assessment of nuclear energy system before we can make firm justification of the sustainability of nuclear energy systems. In order to demonstrate the sustainability assessment of nuclear energy system this exercise has been devoted to the potential options of nuclear energy development, namely: short term option, medium term option, long term option and classical thermal system option. Criteria with following indicators are introduced in this analysis: nuclear indicator, economic indicator, environment indicator, social indicator... The Sustainability Index is used as the merit for the priority assessment among options under consideration.

scholarly journals Wind Energy in Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-73
Author(s):  
Danur Lambang Pristiandaru ◽  
Nugroho Agung Pambudi
Keyword(s):  
Wind Energy ◽  
Energy Supply ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Average Speed ◽  
Remote Locations ◽  
Energy Demands ◽  
The Status ◽  
Future Policy ◽  
Wind Energy Systems

Like many countries, an increase in population and economic growth has made Indonesia’s energy demands significantly raise. By 2050, Indonesia hopes to have 31% of its energy supply met by tapping on renewable energy, like the wind which can yield up to 16.7% of the power. However, the development of wind energy in Indonesia is still low. One underlying reason is the average speed of wind in Indonesia quite low, making it very difficult to produce energy on a large scale. Many of Indonesia’s current wind energy systems installed in remote locations, often as part of a development or research project in stand-alone or hybrid systems. These partly caused by a lack of confidence in wind power and not being sure of where could be the best locations for wind plants. This paper studies the status of wind energy in Indonesia, the challenges that it faces and future policies.Keywords: wind energy, Indonesia, potential, future policy

scholarly journals Comparison and Screening of NFC Options in View of Sustainable Performance and Waste Management

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Schwenk-Ferrero ◽  
Andrey Andrianov
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Nuclear Energy ◽  
Electric Energy ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Fuel Cycles ◽  
Sustainable Performance ◽  
Nuclear Fuel Cycles

Is it true that the nuclear technology applied to electric energy generation offers a clean, safe, reliable and affordable i.e. sustainable alternative? Yes it is, but its impact on the environment strongly depends on the implementation bearing residual risks due to a human factor, technical failures or natural catastrophes. A full response is therefore difficult and can first be given when the wicked multi-disciplinary problems get well formulated and “solved”. These problems have multi-dimensional nature lying at the interface between: necessary R&D effort, the industrial deployment and the technology impact in view of the environmental sustainability including the management of produced hazardous waste. This enormous complexity indicates that just a description of the problem might represent a problem. The paper proposes a holistic approach to assess the nuclear energy systems potential with respect to sustainable performance applying Multi-criteria decision analysis with a suitable objective tree and a multi-level criteria structure and examines the trading-off techniques for ranking of the alternatives. The framework proposes a multi-criteria and multi-stakeholders treatment which can be used as a pre-decisional support towards an implementation of nuclear fuel cycles adapted to national preferences and priorities. Proposed approach addresses some aspects of the environmental footprint of nuclear energy systems. Advanced nuclear fuel cycles, previously investigated by the NEA/OECD expert group WASTEMAN, are analyzed as a case study. Sustainability facets of waste management, resource utilization and economics are in focus.

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