1. Indonesia RDE Project: Status and Strategy for Nuclear Reactor Application in Indonesia
Topan Setiadipura
Design and Safety Analysis Team
BATAN
Training Workshop on Assessment of the National Nuclear Infrastructure to Support a New Research Reactor Project
IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria
11-15 September 2017

2. Existing Research Reactors Next ‘Reseach Reactor’: RDE
Content:
Existing Research Reactors
Next ‘Reseach Reactor’: RDE
RDE’s Objective
RDE Design
Project & Licensing Status
Resume

3. Existing Research Reactor

4. TRIGA-MARK II Reactor TRIGA-MARK II Reactor
Location: Bandung, West Java
Type: TRIGA reactor
Thermal power: 2000 kW
First critical at 1964 (250 kW)‏
Upgraded to 1000 kW on 1971
Upgraded to 2000 kW on 2000

5. KARTINI Reactor KARTINI Reactor Location: Yogyakarta (Central Java)‏
Type: TRIGA reactor
Thermal power: 250 kW
Some components/structures were provided from first upgrading of Bandung reactor (1971)‏
First critical at 1979

6. RSG-GAS Reactor RSG-GAS Reactor‏
Location: Serpong, Banten (West Java)‏
Type: Multi Purpose Reactor
Thermal power: 30 MW
Fuel: U3Si2Al
First criticality at 1987
BATAN able to produce fuel for RSG-GAS.

7. Reaktor Daya Eksperimental
(demo plant of Indonesia Co-generation power plant)

8. RDE’s Objectives
Provides a strong foundation for the development of small- medium size nuclear power plants in order to meet the electricity supply throughout the nation.
Contributes to the optimization of national natural resource processing using cogeneration capability.
Accumulating nuclear human resource capability in the mastery of design engineering, reactor technology, project management, maintenance and operation of nuclear power plants.
Increase (public) acceptance of nuclear power plants.
Realizing Indonesia as a nuclear energy center of excellence in Asia Pacific.

9. RDE Building Arrangement
Reactor auxiliary building
Reactor building
Reactor building annex
Helium storage
Turbine building
Transformer
Spent fuel element
storage
Gate house
Central control
(Switchgear)
building
Office and staff
building

10. Cross Section of Reactor Building
underground

11. RDE General System Experimental Industrial Steam Application
Co-axial
Hot Gas Duct
Reactor Pressure Vessel
Main Helium Blower
Steam Generator Pressure Vessel
Experimental Industrial
Steam Application
Electricity Production
Main Steam, ~520oC
Main Feed Water, ~145oC
Turbine HP LP
Generator
Cooling Tower
Condenser

12. RDE General Design Data

13. Some Technical/Safety Features Requirements (1):
Passive Safety Features:
Slim reactor core diameter (~1.8m): thinner heat transfer path.
Significant graphite composition with physical characteristic:
High heat conductivity: good heat transfer capability
High heat capacity: slower temperature increase for the same given energy.
RDE design able to transfer decay heat only by natural mechanism without any active systems.
Fukushima accident scenario will not occurred in RDE

14. Some Technical/Safety Features Requirements (2):
TRISO Particle (Tri-isotropic) :
UO2 Kernel: uranium oxide fuel material, for RDE 17% U-235 enrichment.
Buffer : low density carbon layer (~1.05 g/cm3).
Inner dan Outer Pyrolitic Carbon : pyrolitic carbon layer to mechanically strengthen the TRISO particle (density ~1.75g/cm3).
Silicon Carbide (SiC): high density sillicon carbide layer (~3.18g/cm3). Main constrain which avoid the fission product release to the environment even in the most severe accident.
TRISO fuel design guarantee the ‘contain’ safety aspect of RDE
To do:
- Bagian bahan bakar hingga ke TRISO perlu dibuat bertahap (simulasi), bukansatu gambar utuh.

15. 2015 by RENUKO Consortium as Consultant
Design and Project Phase
Pre-Phase Project
Conceptual Design
Basic
Design
EPC - Phase
2015 by RENUKO Consortium as Consultant
NU: NUKEM (owned by ROSATOM)
(2015)
BATAN (2017)
An internal team was established to develop a BED of RDE.
Comprise of 31 technical staffs. [Process, Mechanical & piping, I&C, Electric, Civil]
Experiences and results to be presented by BATAN Chairman on GC’s Side Event (next week).
Govt. Commitment in EPC-Phase financing.
Updated FS
Component Level cost Estimation
Involvement of more nat. stake holder
BIS Preparation
Tech. Attachment of Bidding Doc.
Vendor
(2018)
Vendor
( )

16. Licensing Steps Site Licensing Design Approval Construction Permit
Commissioning Permit
Operational Permit
Detail Design
Safety Analysis Report
Docs:
LCO Document
Management System Document
Radiation Protection and Safety Doc.
System Safeguard Doc
Physical Protection Plan Doc
Ageing Management Doc
Decommissioning Program
Emergency Preparedness Program
Construction Program
Environmental Impact License
DONE
Initial draft already prepared by BATAN in 2016.
SAR and Conc. Design reviewed by IAEA in Next Oct. 2017

17. Resume
Based on specific Indonesian condition: RDE ‘research reactor’ was proposed.
Current Preparation Activities are to be able to start the EPC-phase.
involvement of more national stake holder is one of the main further activity.
Site Licensing was already finished. Next preparation activities are for the ‘design approval’.

18. RDE’s Design and Safety Analysis Team
Thank You
RDE’s Design and Safety Analysis Team
BATAN - INDONESIA
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