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GEH presentation on nuclear technology innovation
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GE Hitachi
Nuclear Innovation
David Powell
VP Nuclear Power Plant Sales Europe
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
Ukraine International Conference on
Low Carbon Electricity: Trends,
Problems and Prospects.
Kiev, Ukraine
13-14th June 2017
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4. A DIGITAL INDUSTRIAL COMPANY
$117B+ Revenue 300,000+ people >180 countries
POWER
ENERGY
CONNECTIONS
RENEWABLE
ENERGY OIL & GAS AVIATION TRANS.
HEALTH
CARE
APPLIANCES
& LIGHTING
$6B $16B $25B $6B $18B $9B$8B$21B
Leading the digital transformation of all industries, including power
2015 Revenues
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5. GE POWER
GAS POWER
SYSTEMS
POWER
SERVICES
STEAM POWER
SYSTEMS
WATER &
DISTRIBUTED
POWER
GE HITACHI
NUCLEAR
ENERGY
POWER
DIGITAL
SOLUTIONS
Schenectady
, NY, USA
Baden,
Switzerland
Baden,
Switzerland
Trevose,
PA, USA
Wilmington,
NC, USA
FUNCTIONAL
EXPERTISE
OPERATIONAL
EXCELLENCE
DIGITAL
CAPABILITY
San Ramon,
CA, USA
~$30B* revenue ~62,000 employees >150 countries
*2016 Estimate
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Local presence globally …
GE Hitachi has a wide reach of offices and
manufacturing facilities across the globe
GENUSA Fuel Factory
Salamanca, Spain
GEH, GNF, and GLE HQs
Wilmington, NC
Vallecitos Nuclear Center
Vallecitos, CA
GNF-J
Yokosuka City, Japan
Hitachi Works
Japan
Rinkai Works
JapanBWR Training Center
San Jose, CA
GE Hitachi Office
San Jose, CA
GEH Office
Zurich, Switzerland
GEH Europe Services
HQ Stockholm, Sweden
GEH & GENUSA
Office Madrid, Spain
GEH Office UK
GE Energy
Belfort, France
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GE Hitachi’s new plant products and services
PRISMESBWR
1 Claims based on the U.S. DOE commissioned ‘Study of Construction Technologies and
Schedules, O&M Staffing and Cost, and Decommissioning Costs and Funding Requirements for
Advanced Reactor Designs’ and an ESBWR staffing study performed by a leading independent firm
2 To reach the same level of radiotoxicity as natural uranium
ABWR
Operational Gen III
technology
DCD in timely renewal
• Lowest core damage
frequency of any Gen III
reactor
• Extensive operational
experience since 1996
• Licensed in US, Taiwan,
and Japan
Evolutionary Gen III+
technology
Design Certification
approved
• Lowest core damage
frequency of any Gen III+
reactor
• Passive cooling for >7 days
w/o AC power or operator
action
• Lowest projected O&M and
staffing costs1
• 25% fewer pumps, valves and
motors than active plants
Revolutionary Gen IV
technology
Ultimate used fuel solution
• Passive air-cooling with no
operator or mechanical
actions needed
• The answer to the used
fuel dilemma – nuclear
waste reduced to ~300-
year radiotoxicity2 while
providing new electricity
generation
• Also a solution for Pu
disposition
Independent, expert
resources
60 years of experience
• Training and Human Resource
Development
• Project, Programs, and
Infrastructure
• Regulatory, Licensing, and
Permitting
• Evaluations, Studies and
Planning
• Analysis and Design
• Testing and O&M
New Plant Services
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Innovation & simplification through FastWorks
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Lower OPEX and CAPEX through innovation
Feed water strainer PREDIXBuried Pipe Inspection
Advance Robotic
inspections (Stinger) Inspection data archival
Advanced
Manufacturing
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Lower fuel costs while lowering risk
•8 GNF3 Lead Use
Assemblies in operation
since early 2015
•Available for full reloads
starting in 2018
• Evolutionary design changes to the
proven 10x10 GNF2 design
• Lower fuel cycle costs
• Fewer debris capture sites
• Bow-resistant channels standard …
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Lower decommissioning costs
Cut-up Services New Technology Digital PM
• Local presence in Europe
• Innovations … leveraging new cutting technologies,
advanced data analytics
• Lowering costs: fewer waste canisters, shortened
scheduling time, and lower dose
• D&D Alliance with Bechtel
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Higher plant performance and
reliability through data analytics
• Lower maintenance costs while improving
reliability & performance with predictive
analytics
• Improve outage efficiency and reduce
work scope
• Reduce resources for operations, training
and in-processing
Delivering the Nuclear Promise
A multiyear initiative to enable nuclear power plants to generate
electricity more efficiently, economically and safely.” http://www.nei.org/
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What is PRISM?
Power Reactor
Innovative Small
Module (PRISM)
Flexible and innovative way to
generate carbon-free electricity
160 to 600 MWe
Simple, Modular
Configurations provide a range
of MWe offerings
• Sodium cooled, Gen IV
fast reactor
• Based on EBR-II
operating experience
• Passive air cooling
• Proven Metal fuel with
99% fuel utilization
• Pool Reactor at
Atmospheric Pressure
• Deployable to remote
locations
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PRISM Reduces nuclear waste storage time
300,000
year waste*
Repository Recycling
10,000
year waste*
300
year waste*
Reprocessing
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* Less radioactive than natural uranium
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Leading nuclear innovation for
Vallecitos - 1957
Humboldt Bay
natural circulation
Dresden-1
BWR/1
KK6/KK7
ABWR
North Anna-3
ESBWR
PRISM
Oyster Creek
BWR/2
Cofrentes
BWR/6
60 years and beyond …
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. . . And set to continue in the future
Wylfa
ABWR
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