Introduction to B&W mPower Program IAEA Interregional Workshop Vienna, Austria July 7, 2011

Doug Lee Babcock & Wilcox Company

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Outline
Introduction Plant layout Integral reactor design Safety concept Systems Development testing Implications from Fukushima Lead plant deployment Conclusion
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Industry Partners
Generation mPower Industry Consortium

Alliance between B&W and Bechtel

Risk sharing with 90/10 current ownership 300+ FTE development team

Technology and project execution

Turnkey projects = cost/schedule certainty

Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Broad industry engagement

Investment from 15 member Consortium 26 member Industry Advisory Council

Nebraska Electric G&T Cooperative

Goal is to deploy lead plant by 2020

Industry side of public-private partnership
Industry Advisory Council Includes Consortium members above plus: AEP Dayton Power & Light Duke Energy Exelon NPPD Vattenfall Bruce Power Dominion Entergy MidAmerican Progress Energy

Platform for industry cost/risk sharing

www.generationmpower.com

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The Babcock & Wilcox Company

is a leader in clean energy technology and services for the nuclear and fossil power markets

2010: $2.7B revenue and $5.2B backlog

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Bechtel Power
Over 70 years in the power business Over 60 years in nuclear power Over 200,000 MW of completed projects
Nuclear: 74,000 MW

Fossil: 118,000 MW/445 units

Hydro: 26,000 MW/155 units 20012006: 30,200 MW online in 14 countries 20 years of gasification/IGCC experience 28 CT cogen plants, 5,200 MW; 12 solid fuel cogens Integrated power/desalination; waste-to-energy

Over 15,000 MW of active, new generation power projects 25,000 employees with nuclear experience

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Integrated Supply Chain

Multiple sources for forgings and plate Component fabrication

Mt. Vernon, Indiana Barberton, Ohio Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

Fuel fabrication

Lynchburg, Virginia

Control rod drive fabrication

Euclid, Ohio

Critical NSSS Components manufactured in existing B&W facilities

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Goal and Value Proposition

Develop and deploy, by 2020, an SMR that offers:

Lower Capital Cost Schedule & Cost Certainty Competitive LCOE Pricing
Within the constraints of: Proven: GEN III+, established NRC regulation Safe: Robust margins, passive safety Practical: Standard fuel, construction and O&M Benign: Underground, small footprint

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High-Level Requirements
125 MWe Nominal Output per Module and 60-Year Plant Life NSSS Forging Diameter Allows Readily Available Forgings and Unrestricted Rail Shipment Passive Safety Requirements Emergency (Diesel) Power Not Required
Minimize Primary Coolant Penetrations, Maximize Elevation of Penetrations Large Reactor Coolant Inventory Low Core Power Density

Standard Fuel (less than 5% U235) Long Fuel Cycle, 4+ Year Core Life Spent Fuel Storage on Site for Life of Plant No Soluble Boron in Primary System for Normal Reactivity Control Conventional/Off-the-Shelf Balance of Plant Systems and Components

Accommodate Air-Cooled Condensers as well as Water-Cooled Condensers

Flexible Grid Interface (50 Hz or 60 Hz) Digital Instrumentation and Controls Compliant with NRC Regulations

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The B&W mPower Nuclear Plant

Twin-pack mPower plant configuration

40 acre site footprint Low profile architecture Water or air cooled condenser Enhanced security posture Underground containment Underground spent fuel pool Lower overnight construction cost Competitive levelized cost of electricity
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Security-informed plant design contains O&M costs

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Integral Reactor
Simplified Integrated, Pressurized Water Reactor Internal Components to Minimize Penetrations Control Rod Drives No rod ejection Coolant Pumps Not safety related Control Rods versus Boron Shim Load Following Capability Up to 10%/Min Passive Safety No safety-related emergency diesel generators No core uncovery during design basis accident (small break LOCA) Performance of Critical Functions by Multiple Systems for Improved Reliability and Plant Safety Multiple Module Plants BOP Equipment Not Shared

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Integral Reactor Arrangement

Pressurizer

Central Riser Steam Generator Tubes

Steam Outlet

Steam Feedwater

Feedwater Inlet Reactor Coolant Pumps Control Rod Drive Mechanisms Core

Primary Loop

Secondary Loop
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Key Features of the Integral RCS

Feature FeatureCore power (MWth) Rated Core average linear heat rate (KWth/m) Rated Core power (MWth) Average flow velocity through the core Core (m/s) average linear heat rate (kWth/m)
3) RCS volume Average flow (m velocity through the core (m/s) RCS volume to power ratio (m3/MWth) RCS volume (m3) Maximum LOCA area (m2) * RCS volume to power ratio (m3/MWth) RCS volume/LOCA area ratio (m3 /m2) Maximum LOCA area (m2) *

B&W 177 B&W 177 2568 18.7 2568 4.8 18.7 325 4.8 0.14 325 1.3 0.14 250 1.3

Typical Gen 3 PWR Typical Gen 3 3415 PWR 18.7 3415 4.8 18.7 272 4.8 0.08 272 1.0 0.08 270 1.0

B&W mPower B&W 425 mPower 11.5 425 2.5 11.5 2.5 91 0.21 91 0.009 0.21 310,000 0.009

RCS volume and small break sizes allow simplification of RCS safety systems
* Assumes double ended break
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Design Objectives Core and Fuel Assembly

Ensure that assemblies are mechanically designed to remain leak tight and maintain structural integrity under all possible conditions Load enough fuel inventory to accommodate a 4 year operating cycle at a capacity factor of > 95% Optimize fuel assembly design to maximize fuel utilization Maintain conservative peaking factors and linear heat rate throughout the operating cycle Ensure a shutdown margin of > 1% keff/keff under the most reactive conditions and highest worth CRA cluster stuck out Meet a MDNBR > 1.3 for limiting thermal-hydraulic conditions and confirm via unique CHF correlation

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Core Design Features

69 fuel assemblies < 5 wt% 235U enrichments No soluble boron for control Axially graded BPRs Gd2O3 spiked rods Control rod sequence exchanges AIC and B4C control rods 3% shutdown margin

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Fuel Mechanical Design Features

Upper End Fitting End Grid

Mid Grid

17 x 17 Square Array

Conventional 17x17 design Fixed grid structural cage Design optimized for mPower

Control Rod Guide Tube

End Grid

Lower End Fitting

Shortened and Simplified Conventional Fuel Assembly Design

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Auxiliary Fluid Systems

Reactor Coolant Inventory and Purification (RCIPS)
Controls the reactor coolant volume by compensating for coolant contraction or expansion Provides hydraulic pressure to CRDM Maintains reactor coolant activity at the desired level by removing corrosion and fission products Injects chemicals into the RCS to control coolant chemistry and minimize corrosion Removes decay heat during normal shutdown and plant cooldown Provides for reactor cavity fill Provides a means for transferring fluids and gases to the radioactive waste processing system Provides RCS pressure control by supplying spray flow to the pressurizer

Component Cooling Water

Supporting system for RCIPS by transferring heat to the chilled water system

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Inherent Safety Features

Low Core Linear Heat Rate
Low Power Density Reduces Fuel and Clad Temperatures During Accidents Low Power Density Allows Lower Flow Velocities that Minimize Flow Induced Vibration Effects

Large Reactor Coolant System Volume

Large RCS Volume Allows More Time for Safety System Response in the Event of an Accident More Coolant Is Available During a Small Break LOCA Providing Continuous Cooling to Protect the Core

Small Penetrations at High Elevation

High Penetration Locations Increase the Amount of Coolant Left in the Vessel after a Small Break LOCA Small Penetrations Reduce Rate of Energy Release to Containment Resulting in Lower Containment Pressures

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ECCS Safety Functions

Passively removes core heat following certain anticipated operational occurrences and analyzed accidents Passively reduces containment pressure and temperature following certain analyzed accidents Provides an alternate means of reactivity control for beyond design basis accidents (i.e. ATWS) Provides a barrier to the release of fission products to the environment

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B&W mPower Containment

Underground containment and fuel storage buildings Metal containment vessel Environment suitable for human occupancy during normal operation Simultaneous refueling and NSSS equipment inspections Leakage free Volume sufficient to limit internal pressure for all design basis accidents

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Balance of Plant Design

Plant designed to produce a nominal 125 MWe

Conventional steam cycle equipment (small, easy to maintain and replace)

BOP operation not credited for design basis accidents

Conventional Air-Cooled Condenser Steam Cycle

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Instrumentation and Controls

State of the art digital system Provides monitoring, control and protection functions

Separate safety and non-safety systems

Implement lessons learned from current licensing activities Currently developing digital control system architecture

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I&C Philosophy
Highly-Reliable, Integrated and Scalable Digital I&C System I&C System Must Have Highest Degree of Licensing Certainty Complies with All Regulatory, URD Requirements Minimizes Regulatory Challenges with Digital I&CCyber-security, Diversity, Independence Integrated, Modernized Human-Factored Design High Level of Plant Automation Control of Startup, Shutdown, Load Followingsupport staffing plan Deliver Comprehensive O&M Strategy Use of commercially-available components Managed obsolescence

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Development Testing Programs

Component Tests Reactor Coolant Pump CRDM Fuel Mechanical Testing CRDM/Fuel Integrated Test Fuel Critical Heat Flux Emergency High Pressure Condenser Integrated Systems Test (IST) Heat Transfer Phenomena Steam Generator Performance LOCA Response Pressurizer Performance Reactor Control

Center for Advanced Engineering Research (CAER) Bedford, VA

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Testing Program
Objective Method Location Duration/ Timing

Rx coolant pump performance CRDM performance Fuel mechanical design Fuel bundle performance Integrated CRDM/fuel assembly DNB correlation Emergency condenser Integral reactor performance

High temp test loop Bench & autoclave Mechanical and cold flow Autoclave Autoclave CHF testing IST & contract IST

Curtiss Wright Euclid Lynchburg Euclid Euclid Stern Lab TBE Lynchburg

2011-2016 2010-2016 2010-2012 2012-2013 2012-2014 2010-2012 2011-2014 2011-2014

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IST Objectives
Integrated system performance Steam generator and component performance Computer code validation Licensing support Control and protection systems verification Design enhancements Simulator development and verification Operating procedures and training development Demonstration to potential customers

A broad spectrum of objectives identified

February 2011

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IST Features
Scaling
Full height Full pressure and temperature Power, area and volume scaled Real time operation Trace heating

Systems Simulated
Integral reactor coolant Steam and feedwater Reactor coolant inventory and purification Emergency core cooling Component cooling water Protection and control

Integral reactor and important systems carefully designed

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Status
Building complete Equipment procurement complete Integral loop assembly in process Equipment installation in process Operating and test teams hired Procedures in preparation Start-up August-September

Testing will begin this year

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Design Considerations for Fukushima-Type Events

Events and Threats
Earthquakes And Floods Loss of Offsite Power Station Blackout

B&W mPower Reactor Design Features

Seismic attenuation: Deeply embedded reactor building dissipates energy, limits motion Water-tight : Separated, waterproof reactor compartments address unexpected events Passively safe: AC power, offsite or onsite, not required for design basis safety functions Defense-in-depth: 2 back-up 2.75MWe diesel generators for grid-independent AC power 3-day batteries: Safety-related DC power supports all accident mitigation for 72 hours APU back-up: Auxiliary Power Units inside reactor building recharge battery system Long-duration station keeping: 7+ day battery supply for plant monitoring/control

Emergency Core Cooling

Gravity, not pumps: Natural circulation decay heat removal; water source in containment
Robust margins: Core power density (11.5kW/m) and small core (425MWth) limit energy Slow accidents: Maximum break small compared to reactor inventory (4.7x10-5m2/m3) Passive hydrogen recombiners: Prevention of explosions without need for power supply Internal cooling source: Ultimate heat sink inside underground shielded reactor building Extended performance window : Up to 14 days without need for external intervention Protected structure: Underground, inside auxiliary containment Large heat sink: 30+ days before boiling and uncovering of fuel with 40 years of spent fuel

Containment Integrity and Ultimate Heat Sink

Spent Fuel Pool Integrity and Cooling

Multi-layer defense mitigates extreme beyond-design basis challenges

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Lead Plant
Generation mPower and TVA Letter of Intent Joint development and pursuit of construction permit and operation license Up to six B&W mPower reactors at the Clinch River site in Roane County, Tennessee Deploy first unit by 2020

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Integrated Part 50/52 Lead Plant Deployment Schedule

CY 2011 CY 2012 CY 2013 CY 2014 CY 2015 CY 2016 CY 2017 CY 2018 CY 2019 CY 2020 CY 2021
Clinch River Project 10 CFR 50 Process
Submit CPA

NRC CPA Review

CP Issuance CP DSER

Start-up Testing Pre-op Testing COD

Site Prep/Construction
Submit OL Application Hearing
Fuel Load

NRC Review OL Application

mPower DCD & COLA 10 CFR 52 Process

FSER Issued Submit DCA OL Issuance

NRC DCA Review

FSER Issued DC Rulemaking

COLA Submittal

NRC COLA Review

COD COL Issuance

Site Prep/Construction/ITAAC/Fuel Load/Startup Testing

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Conclusion
B&W and Bechtel have formed an alliance to design and construct turn-key mPower SMR plant The mPower modular reactor plant has a unique integral reactor design with passive safety system design Design and licensing activities are well underway A comprehensive test program is in process A letter of intent has been signed with TVA for up to six units for deployment of the first unit by 2020

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