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UIUC submits MMR construction permit application
The University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign, in partnership with Nano Nuclear Energy, has submitted a construction permit application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for construction of a Kronos micro modular reactor (MMR). This is the first major step in the two-part 10 CFR Part 50 licensing process for the research and test reactor and is the culmination of years of technical refinement and regulatory alignment.
The team chose to engage with the NRC in a preapplication readiness assessment, providing the agency with draft versions of the majority of the CPA’s technical content for feedback, which is expected to ensure a high-quality application.
Hakim Benabderrahmane (Andra), Johan Holmen (Golder Associates), Olivier Stab (Ecole Nationale des Mines de Paris), Jacques Brulhet (Andra)
Proceedings | 16th International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference (IHLRWM 2017) | Charlotte, NC, April 9-13, 2017 | Pages 156-163
Safety assessment of a deep geological repository for radioactive wastes (IHLLW) requires identification of potential flow paths and the associated travel times for radionuclides originating at repository depth. The planned French repository will be located at great depths in the Callovo-Oxfordian clay formation of the multi-layered system of Paris Basin. Hydrogeological performance of the planned radioactive waste repository relies on analysis and assessment of the geodynamic evolution impact on groundwater flow behaviour in the multi-layered aquifer system through the next million of years. Numerical simulations coupling the geodynamic evolution and the groundwater flow describe how the tectonic uplift and erosion/sedimentation processes affect (i) the long term transient flow behaviour and (ii) the hydrogeological performance measures. Hydrogeological performance assessment of the potential repository site is performed by the use of particles transport model using a 3D transient flow field induced by: (i) deformation of the multi-layered aquifer system resulting from the differential tectonic uplift, (ii) evolution of the outcrop zones governed by erosion and incision of the geological layers and (iii) the climate changes. Outlets of the hydrogeological system are located and the associated transit times from the repository are estimated.