An innovative cost saving solution for 100 years of nuclear waste containment

100 年核废料遏制的创新成本节约解决方案

• 批准号: 96677
• 金额: $ 64.98万
• 依托单位: EADON CONSULTING LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2021 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=96677
• 关键词: innovative; cost; saving; solution; 100

**Vision:** A containment solution for domestic and international nuclear waste management and decommissioning markets, specifically targeting unshielded legacy and new build waste streams. This represents a stable market opportunity, with a waste management strategy being developed for 100 years for the UK.Nuclear energy provides reliable low carbon power for the UK as we move towards Net-Zero targets. However, we need to secure a cost effective, safe, and responsible means of waste collection and storage from operation, through to a power plant's end of life, and beyond.**Approach and Innovation:** A 2017 Sellafield Game Changers collaboration between Eadon Consulting (Eadon) and Arc Energy Resources (Arc) conceived an innovative nuclear waste container unlike any in operation; a simple to manufacture cylinder with a unique and easy to operate closing mechanism that leverages design for manufacture principles for commercial innovation. This resulted in: formation of a joint venture, Capsa Solutions; patent protection; registered design; and concept launch at the Integrated Waste Management conference. Together with the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (NAMRC), and subcontractors Hydrock and Radioactive Waste Management, Smart Grants investment will catalyse regulatory approval towards commercialisation.**Key objectives:**Alongside an advisory group representing key customers, Sellafield, EDF Energy and regulator, Radioactive Waste Management, by project end we will have:* optimised container design,* conducted manufacturing trials with production costing, and* gained a conceptual letter of compliance towards commercialisation at TRL4\.**Impact:** The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority estimates ~£120billion UK decommissioning costs over the next 100 years. The Inventory for Geological Disposal estimates 744,000m3 of UK packaged waste from 2015 to 2140\. Our container targets 47% of the total projected waste volume. We predict we can reduce the cost of manufacture, resulting in a saving of £99million through to 2120 (50% market share). A saving related to production cost only, we see further cost savings related to optimisation of the design to better fit the waste management lifecycle including increased storage efficiency, and logistical improvements related to waste container movement and transportation. The project will support two UK based SMEs to commercialise and profit from their design, contributing to the UK Industrial Strategy goal to increase the UK's competitiveness in product design and manufacture. This includes a significant global opportunity where decommissioning Europe's reactors alone generates another 1.4million m3 of low and intermediate level waste (World Nuclear Waste Report 2019, Focus Europe) that we can target through direct exports or licensing.

**愿景：** 针对国内和国际核废物管理和退役市场的遏制解决方案，特别针对非屏蔽遗留和新建废物流，这代表了一个稳定的市场机会，英国正在制定 100 年的废物管理战略。随着我们朝着净零排放目标迈进，核能为英国提供了可靠的低碳电力。然而，我们需要确保从运营到发电厂结束的整个过程中，我们需要确保一种具有成本效益、安全且负责任的废物收集和储存方式。生活， **方法与创新：** 2017 年 Eadon Consulting (Eadon) 和 Arc Energy Resources (Arc) 之间的 Sellafield Game Changers 合作构想了一种创新的核废料容器，与任何正在运行的容器不同，它具有独特的制造工艺；易于操作的关闭机制，利用制造原则进行商业创新，这导致了：成立了一家合资企业，Capsa Solutions；并在综合废物管理会议上推出了概念。研究中心(NAMRC) 以及分包商 Hydrock 和放射性废物管理公司的 Smart Grants 投资将促进监管机构对商业化的批准。**主要目标：**与代表主要客户、Sellafield、EDF Energy 和监管机构、放射性废物管理公司的咨询小组一起，按项目划分最终我们将：*优化容器设计，*通过生产成本进行制造试验，并*获得TRL4商业化的概念性合规信函。**影响：**核退役英国政府预计未来 100 年的退役成本约为 1200 亿英镑。地质处置清单估计，从 2015 年到 2140 年，英国的包装废物量将达到 744,000 立方米。我们预计我们可以减少预计废物总量的 47%。制造成本，到 2120 年可节省 9900 万英镑（50% 的市场份额）。仅考虑成本，我们看到与优化设计以更好地适应废物管理生命周期相关的成本进一步节省，包括提高存储效率以及与废物容器移动和运输相关的物流改进该项目将支持两家英国中小企业实现商业化并从中获利。他们的设计，有助于英国工业战略的目标，即提高英国在产品设计和制造方面的竞争力，这包括一个重大的全球机遇，仅欧洲反应堆的退役就会产生另外 140 万立方米的低水平和中水平废物（世界核能）。 2019 年废物报告，聚焦欧洲），我们可以通过直接出口或许可来瞄准。