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JULES HOROWITZ REACTOR

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JULES HOROWITZ REACTOR: ORGANISATION FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE COMMISSIONING PHASE AND

NORMAL OPERATIONJ. ESTRADE - G. BIGNAN - JL. FABRE - O. MARCILLE – C. BLANDIN

CEA-DEN-DER-F-13108 Saint-Paul lez Durance

Corresponding author: jerome.estrade@cea.fr

JHR PROGRAM ORGANIZATION

Experimental Group:

Design and Operation process of experimental devices

JHR CONSORTIUM

JHR EXPERIMENTAL AND OPERATOR SECTION

support for safety analysis and licensing

processsupport for

calculations and physical analysis

JHR Program Leader

User Facility Interface Manager

Operator Group : - Reactor- Hot cells - integration of the experimental devices

Project in charge of JHR building

Prime contractorAREVA

Sub-contractorSub-contractor

Sub-contractor

Sub-contractor

Set-up the JHR section in 2010: efficiency passes by the existence of means shared between the operation and the experimental staffs to create a

unique culture around the JHR

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Use the feed back of experience and the best practice

Code, guide, meeting…

French Research Reactor Group

NPP Tricastin

Opal reactor

2010 : SET-UP of JHR EXPERIMENTAL AND OPERATOR SECTION

4 Main functions :1] the operation of the reactor and the nuclear auxiliaries associated as well as the integration of the experimental devices2] the experiments via the design and the operation of the experimental devices3] a support for calculations and physical analysis4] a support for safety analysis and licensing process

JHR SECTION

The qualities and missions expected from this section are:

1] the human resources management to insure correctly the increase in importance of staff (by leaning in particular on the skills from the teams of othersexperimental reactors for example) and their associated trainings,

2] the implementation of a set of reference documents for ReactorOperation:Safety report, Main rules of Operation, Orders…)

� important task requiring significant means in anticipation of the starting up,

3] the management of the external interfaces with the User Facility Interface Manager,

4] the establishment of the main contracts linked to Reactor Operation: fuels, equipments, subcontractings…

JHR SECTION2010 : SET-UP of JHR EXPERIMENTAL AND OPERATOR SECTION

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- Proposal of staffing and organizational structure,- Elaboration of staff training program,- Elaboration of the licensing documentation,- Elaboration of the operating documentation,- Elaboration of the maintenance, in-service and

periodic test programs,- Design and implementation of the experimental

device,- Elaboration of commissioning test programs.

JHR SECTION: main actionsto prepare the operation

REACTOR MANAGER

Experiment, NDE, hot cells, utilisation Laboratory

Hot cell groupCore and

experiment loadinggroup

Shift experimentoperator

Mechanical ElectricalLaboratory

Electrical group

Shift electricaloperator

Mechanical group

Shift mechanicaloperator

I andC Laboratory

I and C group

Shift reactoroperator

Logistic, maintenance and periodic test Laboratory

Shift manager group

Shift manager

Schedule, operationregistration group

LICENSING and SECURITY

ELABORATION OF A PROJECT OF ORGANISATION FOR THE OPERATOR SECTION

- Review of existing organisation in France and worldwide (OPAL,SAFARI…)

- List of operational phases- Assessment of maintenanceand periodic test program- Optimisation of number of personnal on shift- Training program- previous length of cycle

Neutronic,thermal hydraulic,system andequipment:

specific training sessions

Safety, security, environment, quality, radiation protection

General training session

The training program is adapted for each

staff member

Elaboration of staff training program

Elaboration of the licensing documentation

Proposal of SAR, SAFETY GENERAL RULES

Assessment by advisory group of the regulatory body

JHR in operation

ENTRANCE TOINSTRUCTIONS

DEVIATIONINCIDENTALSITUATION

ACCIDENTAL SITUATION

DBIE SITUATION

BDIE SITUATION

JHR CONTROL ROOM

A document of « entrance to instruction » will allow :- to confirm the expected automatic actions- to verify the parameters of the safety functions - to realize a diagnosis with the aim of anorientation towards the instruction adapted

List of Initiatingevents

Safetystudies

Design of I and C

Elaboration of procedures by

operators

Validation of procedures by using simulator

Training session for the operatorsfor qualification

Elaboration of the operating documentationStrategy of conduct :

ACCIDENTAL(DBIE AND

BDIE)

INCIDENTAL

NORMAL AND DEVIATION

SAFEGUARD SYSTEM

PREVENT AND NORMAL SYSTEM

NORMAL SYSTEM

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NDE benches

MOLFI

pressu

eau

gaz

Vidange eau (retour eau pour trempe) + ligne pressu ? Injection gaz pour la vidange du dispositif Crayon combustible (Φ 9,6) Canal chaud (Φe 25) Zircone dense (Φe 29) Virole chauffante (Φe 33) Zircone poreuse (Φe 53) Canal froid (Φe 75 ) Ecran neutronique (Φe 55) Tube (s) dispo (1 ou 2 tubes) Creuset en zircone dense Niveau eau résiduelle Chaufferette

pressu

eau

gaz

pressu

eau

gaz

pressu

eau

gaz

Vidange eau (retour eau pour trempe) + ligne pressu ? Injection gaz pour la vidange du dispositif Crayon combustible (Φ 9,6) Canal chaud (Φe 25) Zircone dense (Φe 29) Virole chauffante (Φe 33) Zircone poreuse (Φe 53) Canal froid (Φe 75 ) Ecran neutronique (Φe 55) Tube (s) dispo (1 ou 2 tubes) Creuset en zircone dense Niveau eau résiduelle Chaufferette

CALIPSO&

MICALORELEI

ADELINE

MADISON

CARMEN

Commisionning

test device

Materials studies

Fuel studies

Fuel studies

Safety studies

Medical application

Design and implementation of the experimental device

Needs First

designInterface reactor analysis

Safety requierment Tempory safety analysis report

Primecontractor

Realization

Commisioning test program

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Design and implementation of the experimental device

HOT CELLS LABORATORIES

EXPERIMENTAL DEVICE STORAGE

POOL

REACTOR POOLEXPERIMENTAL CUBICLE AREA

REACTOR CRANE

EXPERIMENTAL CUBICLE AREA

INTERFACE ANALYSIS EXPERIMENTAL DEVICE/REACTOR FACILITIES

Elaboration of commissioning test programs

Pre fuel loading

test

Fuel loadand

approachto

criticality

Low power test

Power ascension

and power test

Performance demonstration

tests

. < 300 kWth

2 MWth

50

100 MWth

70

.

First thermal balance

Thermal balance

Development ofspecific

instrumentationsPre qualification of

equipments and I and C

Commissionning test programm