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Nuclear Research Activities
NATIONAL INSTITUTE
OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
FOR CRYOGENICS AND ISOTOPE TECHNOLOGIES
RM VALCEA
May, 2006
GENERAL PRESENTATION OF ICIT
MAIN ACTIVITIES:
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Equilibrium research and isotopes separation (tritium,
deuterium), including industrials pilot plants level;
Equilibrium research and gases separation process,
purification technologies and highly recuperative
system;
Cryogenic installation and technologies for separation,
purification and gases liquefaction (argon, helium,
hydrogen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, oxygen);
NATIONAL R&D INSTITUTE FOR CRYOGENICS AND ISOTOPES TECHNOLOGIES
ICIT RM. VALCEA
GENERAL PRESENTATION OF ICIT
MAIN ACTIVITIES:
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Technologies for heavy water separation, technical
analysis and tritium analysis;
Turbo molecular pumps, vacuum accessories,
membranes compressors, cryogenic pumps;
Heavy water etalons, depleted water;
Risk studies for chemical and petrochemical plants;
Static and dynamic equilibration analysis.
NATIONAL R&D INSTITUTE FOR CRYOGENICS AND ISOTOPES TECHNOLOGIES
ICIT RM. VALCEA
Cryogenic Resilience Experimental Stand
NATIONAL R&D INSTITUTE FOR CRYOGENICS AND ISOTOPES TECHNOLOGIES
ICIT RM. VALCEA
Tritium Removal Facility
WHY TRF IN ROMANIA ?
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Rising the tritium level in heavy
water from CERNAVODA NPP
(>32 Ci/kg in 2005)
Environment and human
contamination risk
New requirements in 2007 after
Romania join EU
Tritium application for fusion
technologies – Romania can
offer tritium for fusion reactor
NATIONAL R&D INSTITUTE FOR CRYOGENICS AND ISOTOPES TECHNOLOGIES
ICIT RM. VALCEA
Tritium Removal Facility
Background
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ICIT experience in catalyst
manufacture;
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ICIT experience in technological
processes of catalytic exchange;
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Operating and perfection of
isotopic catalytic exchange plant
for last 20 years;
Technological equipment and
analysis systems.
NATIONAL R&D INSTITUTE FOR CRYOGENICS AND ISOTOPES TECHNOLOGIES
ICIT RM. VALCEA
Tritium Removal Facility
Technologies for tritium separation
developed by ICIT
DTO, HTO
D2 / DT
RECOMBINER
Heavy water
from reactor
LPCE
Hydrogen
D2
T
H
CD
LPCE
Detritiated heavy
water to reactor
O2
D
T
Tritium
product
CD
D2 / DT
DTO / D2O
D2 / DT
Tritium
Storage
ELECTROLYZER
D2O
Heavy water
Deuterium
NATIONAL R&D INSTITUTE FOR CRYOGENICS AND ISOTOPES TECHNOLOGIES
ICIT RM. VALCEA
Tritium Removal Facility
Feed water
Basic Design
PURIFICATION
CIS
Depleted
water
CD
D2
Tritium
Analisyng
System
Tritium
Storage
System
MONITORING AND SAFETY SYSTEMS
Connections between experimental modules for tritium and deuterium separation
NATIONAL R&D INSTITUTE FOR CRYOGENICS AND ISOTOPES TECHNOLOGIES
ICIT RM. VALCEA
Tritium Removal Facility
Implementing
the technology
WHERE?
CNE PROD Cernavoda
(or any CANDU)
ITER
NATIONAL R&D INSTITUTE FOR CRYOGENICS AND ISOTOPES TECHNOLOGIES
ICIT RM. VALCEA
Inside View of Pilot Plant For Deuterium and Tritium Separation
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ICIT RM. VALCEA
EURATOM - FUSION PROGRAM
LINKS BETWEEN WDS FOR ITER AND ICIT – WDS SYSTEM
Potential combination of WDS and ISS at ITER
H2
H2O
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Condenser
HR – Helium refrigerator
CD1, CD2 – Cryogenic distillation
HR
Heater
ICIT PILOT PLANT
Catalytic isotopic exchange tritiated heavy
water - deuterium, followed by cryogenic
distillation
Tritiated Feed
Water
LPCE
Column
H2, HT
CD 1
CD
P
IEC
CD2
Boiler
Boiler
O2
H2O, HTO
Tritium Depleted
Water
D2
Tritium
Analysis System
Tritium
Storage System
MONITORING AND SAFETY SYSTEMS
Links between experimental modules for Tritium and Deuterium Separation Pilot Plant
Electrolyser
O2 Purifier
WDS / ITER:
LPCE
ELECTROLYSES (PERMEATION)
CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION
WDS / ICIT
LPCE
PURIFICATION
CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION
NATIONAL R&D INSTITUTE FOR CRYOGENICS AND ISOTOPES TECHNOLOGIES
ICIT RM. VALCEA
EURATOM - FUSION PROGRAM
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SEPARATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR HYDROGEN
ISOTOPES SYSTEM FOR TRITIUM EXTRACTION FROM
TRITIATED HEAVY WATER
(TWO-TRIT/REM)
OPTIMISATION OF THE RATIO PACKAGE/CATALYST
FOR THE SIMULTANEOUSTRANSFER OF TRITIUM AND
DEUTERIUM IN A WATER DETRITIATION FACILITY
(JW0-FT-2.1)
STUDIES ON TRITIUM PERMEATION INTO VARIOUS
MATERIALS AS A FUNCTION OF GAS COMPOSITION,
PARTIAL PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE
(UT 4)
ENDURANCE TEST FOR THE CATALYST-PACKING
MIXTURE PROPOSED FOR WATER DETRITIATION
SYSTEM AT JET USING SCK-CEN MIXTURE
(JW4 – FT – 2.20)
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ICIT RM. VALCEA
EURATOM - FUSION PROGRAM
Application of ICIT work:
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Heavy Water Detritiation Systems at CANDU/JET/ITER
Tritium technologies
Potential beneficiaries:
Tritium Removal Facility in Romania
Detritiation technology applied at CNE PROD Cernavoda
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY Fusion Nuclear Research
Programs
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ICIT RM. VALCEA
EURATOM - FUSION PROGRAM
New task:
Mechanical design package. Development of
ITER PRM and Standard
Parts Catalogues in CATIA V5 for
Tritium-containing System and Components.
TW5-TTFD-TPI-51
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Development of a PRM (Project Resource
Management) and Standard Parts Catalogues in CATIA
V5 for Tritium–containing System and Components for
the WDS – ITER system
Potential beneficiaries: - EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
ITER - Fusion Technology
NATIONAL R&D INSTITUTE FOR CRYOGENICS AND ISOTOPES TECHNOLOGIES
ICIT RM. VALCEA
EURATOM - FUSION PROGRAM
Example of a P&ID
Compressor Function in P&ID
Parts selection mechanism in CATIA V5
Example of automatic Part Placement
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ICIT RM. VALCEA
EURATOM
Upgrade of gamma-ray cameras -neutron
attenuators. Conceptual design.
NUC - INT (FUS) / F7
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Conceptual Design: overall diagnostics system,
including gamma-ray tomography;
Conceptual Design: neutron attenuators;
Conceptual design: vacuum and in-vessel components;
Conceptual design: pure water circuit, mechanical
design, automation and remote control;
Conceptual design: pure water circuit, water purity and
radiochemical analysis.
Beneficiaries: - EUROPEAN COMMUNITY - JET Operator
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ICIT RM. VALCEA
EURATOM
FUTURE TRENDS:
• Detailed design of a “Tritium Concentrator” to be
upgraded to water detritiation system for JET – FZK
Karlsruhe/JET Operator;
• “Coolant purification subsystem in the TBM” – FZK
Karlsruhe;
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Potential beneficiaries: - EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
JET and ITER - Fusion
Technology
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ICIT RM. VALCEA
IAEA PROGRAMES
IAEA TECHNICAL COOPERATION
SAFETY SYSTEMS AND TRITIUM MONITORING
FOR CERNAVODA NPP
OBJECTIVES:
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Monitoring of tritium concetration in adsorbant
materials (moleculare sieves, catalysts, columns
packages);
Purification systems by selective adsorbants at
cryogenic temperatures;
Implementation of the monitoring tritium system for the
“Experimental Pilot Plant for Tritium and Deuterium
Separation”
NATIONAL R&D INSTITUTE FOR CRYOGENICS AND ISOTOPES TECHNOLOGIES
ICIT RM. VALCEA
IAEA PROGRAMES
ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOISOTOPE MEASUREMENTS.
QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR RADIOISOTOPE LABORATORY
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Environmental monitoring program in order to establish
tritium baseline levels on and off Experimental Cryogenic
Plant for Tritium and Deuterium Separation;
Hydrodynamics study on the Danube – Black Sea Channel
using tritiated wastewater from a nuclear power plant as a
tracer;
Natural sparkling water sources analysis based on tritium
measurements;
Participation to sixth IAEA intercomparison of low-level
tritium measurements in water (TRIC2000).
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ICIT RM. VALCEA
IAEA PROGRAMES
Participation to Sixth IAEA Intercomparison of Low-level Tritium
Measurements in Water TRIC2000
(Report IAEA, p. 22)
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ICIT RM. VALCEA
IAEA PROGRAMES
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Future Trends – Radiocarbon LSC Analysis and
Environmental Applications
A new line sample preparation has been put on work and
tests are going to be made in order to define this new
analysis technique.
NATIONAL R&D INSTITUTE FOR CRYOGENICS AND ISOTOPES TECHNOLOGIES
ICIT RM. VALCEA
Summarize
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ICIT develop research activities in nuclear
field since 1970
Actual potential of ICIT can grow up based
on experienced from national and
international research programs
ICIT want and has to be involved in
EURATOM/JET research
ICIT is open to national and international
cooperation