Nuclear and Radiation Technologies

Nuclear and Radiation Technologies

11. Closed nuclear-fuel cycle with fast reactors

1.1. "New technology platform: closed nuclear fuel cycle with fast reactors" (NTP).

1.2. NTP Coordinator – Directorate for Scientific and Technical Complex, Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation.

1.3. List of enterprises and organizations involved in the creation of technology platform:

1.4. Main technology areas to be realized within the framework of the technology platform:

1.4.1. "The development of fast neutron reactors with closed nuclear fuel cycle":

1.4.1.1. "The development of lead-cooled fast reactors";

1.4.1.2. "The development of fast reactors cooled with lead-bismuth";

1.4.1.3. "The development of sodium-cooled fast reactors";

1.4.1.4. "The development of integrated systems of new generation codes for analysis and justification of the safety of advanced nuclear power plants and nuclear fuel cycle".
1.4.2. "Modernization of nuclear power experimental base":

1.4.2.1. "The development of multi-purpose fast neutron research reactor MBIR";

1.4.2.2. "Technical upgrading of 60 MW(t) fast neutron development reactor";

1.4.2.3. "Technical upgrading of the complex of fast critical facilities for modeling of fast reactors and fuel cycles".

1.4.3.1. "The development of technologies and creation of the production of mixed oxide fuel for fast neutron reactors";

1.4.3.2. "The development of technology for fabrication of dense fuel for fast neutron reactors";

1.4.3.3. "The development of advanced structural materials for fast- and thermal-neutron reactors".

1.4.4.1. The construction and commissioning of multifunctional radiochemical research complex;

1.4.4.2. Computational and experimental justification of the conditions for ultimate disposal of radioactive waste and the development of advanced support technologies;

1.4.4.3. The development of pyrochemical technology of dense fuel reprocessing and radioactive waste management technologies for testing of closed nuclear fuel cycle technologies;

1.4.4.4. The development of design documentation for a special-purpose line at a centralized plant of SNF reprocessing from fast- and thermal-neutron reactors including testing and justification of technological solutions applied.

12. 
    Controlled Fusion Technological Platform (CFTP)
    

1. 
   CFTP has been initiated by the Russian State Corporation on Atomic Energy.
   

2. 
   Institutes and organizations participating in CFTP development:
   

Science Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”

State Research Center Troitsk Institute for Innovation and Fusion Research

D.V.Efremov Scientific Research Institute of Electrophysical Apparatus

N.A.Dollezhal Research and Development Institute of Power Engineering

A.A. Bochvar All-Russian Scientific Research Institute for Inorganic

Federal State Unitary Enterprise “Krasnaya Zvezda”

National Research Nuclear University – Moscow Engineering Physics Institute

Ioffe Physical Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences

Trapeznikov Institute of Control Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, State University

Bauman Moscow State Technical University

Moscow State University Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics

3. 
   Basic technological directions of CFTP
   

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  Development and modernization of tokamak innovative experimental base
  
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  New plasma diagnostics tools
  
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  Theoretical foundations of the processes in fusion devices
  
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  Blanket technologies, including nuclear technologies of controlled fusion, tritium production, etc.
  
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  IT, models and codes.
  
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  Plasma control technologies and systems
  
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  Demo fusion neutron source
  
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  Hybrid fusion-fission systems
  
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  First wall and divertor technologies, including lithium technology of capillary-porous structures
  
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  Development of new materials
  
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  Physics of HF and SHF heating, neutral injection
  
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  Technologies of electron-cyclotron systems (gyrotrons, transmission lines, antennas)
  
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  Education in plasma physics and control fusion
  

4. 
   Economic sectors to be influenced by CFTP
   

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  Research and development in plasma physics and controlled nuclear fusion;
  

- Power engineering;

- Mechanical engineering

- Technical superconductivity

5. 
   International cooperation
   

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  International project ITER
  
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  Russia-Italy international project IGNITOR
  
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  International cooperation in plasma studies and controlled fusion
  
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  International education programs
  

www.rosatom.ru

Contact person: Cherkovets Vladimir Evgen’evich,

Science Research Center of Russian Federation

Troitsk Institute of Innovation and Fusion Research,

Director

Phone: 8(495) 334-53-08

Fax: 8(495) 334-57-76

e-mail: liner@triniti.ru

13. 
    Radiation technologies
    

Radiation technologies.

State Atomic Energy Corporation “Rosatom”

“Radiation technologies” Program

Mr. Mikhail Lobanov

Tel.: 8-965-209-4012

e-mail: lobanov.mm@gmail.com

State Atomic Energy Corporation “Rosatom” and associated companies:

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  D. Efremov Research Institute of Electrophysical Instrumentation (NIIEFA), FSUE (St. Petersburg)Institute of High-Energy Physics, State Scientific Center of the Russian Federation (SSC IFVE), FSUE (Protvino, Moscow Region)
  
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  Izotop Trans-Regional Association, JSC (Moscow)
  
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  L.Ya. Karpov Physical-Chemical Research Institute (NIFKhI), FSUE (Moscow)
  
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  NIITFA— Research Institute of Applied Physics and Automation, JSC (Moscow)
  
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  A.I. Alikhanov Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics, State Scientific Center of the Russian Federation (SSC ITEF), FSUE 
  
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  V.G. Khlopin Radium Institute, Research and Production Complex (RPC), FSUE (St. Petersburg)
  
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  Research Institute of Atomic Reactors, State Scientific Center Of Russian Federation, JSC (Dimitrovgrad-10, Ulianovsk Region)
  
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  Mayak Production Association (PA Mayak), FSUE (Ozersk, Chelyabinsk Region)
  
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  N.L. Dukhov All-Russian Research Institute of Automatics (VNIIA), FSUE (Moscow)
  

The Ulyanovsk region government

The main tasks of technology platform are represented in the table below:

Table 2. Main results of technology platform operation

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  Medicine (oncological diseases diagnostics and therapy – more than 2.5 mln of potential patients annually).
  

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  Transport (security arrangements for airports, railway stations and subway).
  
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  Light and heavy industry (material features changing), food (imported food disinfection).
  

Collaboration with international manufacturers, distributors, R&D specialists and scientists is useful for the development of the technological platform. It is planned to start and carry on negotiations with foreign companies mentioned below:

Table 3. Foreign companies for possible mutual benefit collaboration

Market sector	Main players	Consolidation level	Volume
Diagnostic medical equipment	GE Medical Systems Philips Siemens Toshiba IS2 Medical Systems Mediso Medical Imaging Systems	Medium	$45 bn
Therapeutic medical equipment	Varian IBA TomoTherapy Elekta Siemens Accuray	High	Less than $50 bn
Isotopes production	MDS Nordion Covidien IRE NTP	High
Radiopharmaceuticals production	Siemens IBA Molecular Bracco Diagnostics Inc GE Healthcare MDS Nordion	Medium	$9 bn
Security arrangements	Smith Rapiscan Systems Varian Medical Security & Inspection Products AS&E Nuctech	High	Less than $5.5 bn
Non-destructive testing equipment	Varian Medical Security & Inspection Products Nuctech GE Inspection Tech. V.J.Technologies	Medium	Less than $3 bn

Source: Bain & Company, Frost & Sullivan.