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Darchem and Nuclear Power – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Discover the evolution of Darchem's role in nuclear power from past to present to future growth. Learn about their global business, strategic facilities, projects, and pivotal technologies. Join the Cleveland Institution of Engineers on April 10th, 2018, and explore the innovative landscape of nuclear energy.

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Darchem and Nuclear Power – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

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  1. Darchem and Nuclear Power – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Talk to Cleveland Institution of Engineers – April 10th 2018 This presentation contains no controlled technical data or technology

  2. Agenda • Darchem • Nuclear Power • Yesterday • Today • Tomorrow ? Esterline Proprietary Information

  3. Esterline / Darchem Esterline is… Global Business 13000 Employees Revenue $2.4B Enterprise Value $4.0B Esterline Proprietary Information

  4. Darchem Engineering Location and Employees Stillington • 836 Employees • Apprentices = 4% • 2 Locations • £75m Turnover Gloucester Esterline Proprietary Information

  5. Darchem Engineering £8m 6,000m² Purpose Built Nuclear Facility (Strategic Growth) 4 Esterline Proprietary Information

  6. Esterline Nuclear, Aerospace and Oil & Gas customers all over the world Around the globe 190 nuclear plant have Darchem Products Facilities throughout the world. Darchem Engineering 60% of Darchem Products are exported ; Licensees and partners globally; Worldwide support for installation Esterline Proprietary Information

  7. Darchem Engineering Involvement with highly regulated industries for 60+ Years Aerospace Nuclear Oil & Gas Quality & Safety ! Esterline Proprietary Information

  8. Darchem Engineering Darchem Engineering Ltd – Business Units Nuclear & Special Fabrications Power Generation & Marine Insulation Systems (G) Airframe, Engines & Nacelles Insulation Systems (S) Airframe, Off highway & Motorsport Honeycomb Systems Engines & Nuclear Thermal Protection Offshore Oil & Gas Aerostructures Airframe, Engines & Nacelles Precision fabrications Flow straighteners, control screens & crush pads Thermal insulation and fire protection Thermal insulation and fire protection Insulation & passive fire protection Precision fabrications, insulation Esterline Proprietary Information 7

  9. Darchem Engineering Aerospace Automotive Nuclear Marine Off-Highway Process Industries Oil & Gas Esterline Proprietary Information

  10. Darchem Engineering Esterline Proprietary Information

  11. Darchem Engineering Esterline Proprietary Information

  12. Darchem Engineering Turbulence Control Screen at Stennis - USA Esterline Proprietary Information

  13. Nuclear Power Esterline Proprietary Information

  14. Nuclear Power Esterline Proprietary Information

  15. Nuclear Power Esterline Proprietary Information

  16. Nuclear Power Advanced Gas Cooled Reactor Pressurised Water Reactor Russian RBMK ( Chernobyl) Boiling Water Reactor Esterline Proprietary Information

  17. Nuclear Power Esterline Proprietary Information

  18. Nuclear Power - Yesterday Shippingport ( 60MW) USA 1958 Worlds first only civil plant Calder Hall ( 50MW) 1956 Worlds first plant connected to grid Esterline Proprietary Information

  19. Nuclear Power - Yesterday • Winfrith • SGHWR(100MW) • ZENITH,NESTOR,DIMPLE,ZEBRA,HECTOR,JUNO,DRAGON, • Magnox • UK – Calder Hall, Chapel Cross, Berkeley, Bradwell,Hunterston A, Hinkley Point A, Trawsfynydd, Dungeness A , Sizewell A. Oldbury, Wylfa • Exports – Latina , Tokai Mura • Dounreay • PFR • AGR • Dungeness B,Hartlepool, Heysham 1, Hinkley B , Hunterston B, Heysham 2, Torness Esterline Proprietary Information

  20. Nuclear Power - Yesterday • Grew in Nuclear in 70’s, 80’s and early 90’s with large contracts (eg £150M for lining interior of AGR pressure vessels) • 50 Years in Nuclear Industry in high end thermal insulation and high integrity fabrications • Over 170 Reactors (plus nuclear processing plant) • 18 Countries • Magnox, AGR, THTR, PFR, BWR, PWR reactors Esterline Proprietary Information

  21. Nuclear Power - Yesterday Hartlepool boiler pod thermal shield complete before boiler is inserted Esterline Proprietary Information

  22. Nuclear Power - Yesterday Honeycomb in stages of being crushed Esterline Proprietary Information

  23. Nuclear Power - Yesterday Sizewell B Pressurised Water Reactor Esterline Proprietary Information

  24. Nuclear Power - Yesterday Sizewell B View of Reactor Pool and Steam Generators Esterline Proprietary Information

  25. Nuclear Power - Yesterday Sizewell B Section of Reactor pool liners being lifted into position Esterline Proprietary Information

  26. Nuclear Power - Today Esterline Proprietary Information

  27. Nuclear Power - Today Current Plant Status Hinkley Point C EDF EPR in construction Wylfa B Horizon ABWR through GDA Moorside NuGen APR1400 now Korean Sizewell C EDF EPR early stages Bradwell B CGN Hualong One GDA started Oldbury B Horizon ABWR Esterline Proprietary Information

  28. Nuclear Power - Today • EDF-Framatome, EPR • 1600MW • Pressurised Water Reactor • Olkiluoto 3( Finland ) ,the first EPR commenced construction in 2005. Hampered by problems due to start end 2018 • Flamanville 3 (France) began construction in 2007. Construction difficulties delayed until 2019 • Taishan 1 & 2 ( China) started 2009 , Unit 1 will connect to grid this year • Hinkley Point C started 2015 Olkiluoto 3 Esterline Proprietary Information

  29. Nuclear Power - Today • Hitachi-GE , ABWR • 1350MW , Gen III+ • Boiling Water Reactor • There are four ABWR plants operational at three sites in Japan: two at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa site; one at Hamaoka site and one at Shika site. There are further plants under construction at Shimane and Ohma sites in Japan • Construction completed in about 4 years • Oldest has been in operation for 20 years Kashiwazaki-Kariwa – the worlds largest nuclear power plant with over 8,000MW capacity Esterline Proprietary Information

  30. KEPCO, APR1400 • 1400MW • Pressurised Water Reactor • Two plants operational at Shin-Kori with two further in construction. 4 units under construction at Barakah (UAE) with first just being completed Artists impression of Moorside Esterline Proprietary Information

  31. Nuclear Power - Today • CGN, Hualong One • 1200 MW • Pressurised Water Reactor • Based upon Westinghouse and Framatome designs • Start up of first expected next year Fuqing 5 - first Hualong One plant nearing completion Esterline Proprietary Information

  32. Nuclear Power - Today • Darchem Current Projects • Pool liners for Hinkley Point C • Emergency cooling water ducts for HPC • Reflective Metal Insulation for HPC • Reflective Metal Insulation for Argentina • Passive Fire Protection in Spain and Korea Esterline Proprietary Information

  33. Nuclear Power - Today KM1 to give passive fire protection for over 3 hrs KM1 – cable tray passive fire protection systems Under test – US NRC, EN1363 Esterline Proprietary Information

  34. Nuclear Power - Today World Leaders in Reflective Metal Thermal Insulation Darmet on a Reactor Pressure Vessel Darmet on BWR pipework Esterline Proprietary Information

  35. Nuclear Power - Today • Global Picture • 447 Operable nuclear power reactors, mostly PWR’s • Biggest producer is USA, biggest percentage is France • 61 plant under construction, 19 in China • Russia’s Rosatom is the biggest constructor with 31 orders at present • Germany closing down their nuclear plant • There are 157 plant ordered/planned and 351 proposed (40% in China) Esterline Proprietary Information

  36. Nuclear Power - Tomorrow • China ,India and Russia have strong nuclear power programmes • China , Russia and India have interests in other reactors • Small Modular Reactors are attracting much attention particularly in Canada • ITER Fusion reactor construction is progressing in France Esterline Proprietary Information

  37. Nuclear Power - Tomorrow • Small Modular reactors • Aimed to be built in factories • Lower capital cost • Easier funding • Lower electricity price • Greater flexibility with connection • Can be off grid for remote locations • Can even be floating/ transportable Esterline Proprietary Information

  38. Darchem Engineering • Small Modular Reactors • Global market of £250-400 Billion by 2035 • Funding from US government • Canada very interested and expect to have one operational by 2029 • SMR competition in UK • Techno-Economic Assessment in UK Esterline Proprietary Information

  39. Nuclear Power - Tomorrow • Position of SMR’s in the UK • Several proposals put to government • Awaiting decision on funding • Government have separated them into • - Advanced Nuclear Technologies , new ways • Smaller and modular construction of water cooled • Several companies wanting to go ahead Esterline Proprietary Information

  40. Nuclear Power - Tomorrow • Government - Advanced Nuclear Reactors • ( CBP 8176) • Fast Reactors • Gas cooled • Lead cooled • Sodium cooled • Epithermal Reactors • Molten salt • Thermal Reactors • Supercritical water cooled • Very high temperature Esterline Proprietary Information

  41. Nuclear Power - Tomorrow Under Construction Esterline Proprietary Information

  42. Nuclear Power - Tomorrow Development well advanced Esterline Proprietary Information

  43. Nuclear Power - Tomorrow In Development Esterline Proprietary Information

  44. Nuclear Power - Tomorrow In early development Esterline Proprietary Information

  45. Nuclear Power - Tomorrow • U – Battery • Urenco et al • 4Mw • Helium cooled 750ºC • TRISO pellets • 2024 • Moltex Energy • Molten salt • $44/Mwhr Esterline Proprietary Information

  46. Nuclear Power - Tomorrow • Rolls Royce • + Laing O’Rourke and others • 300Mw • £60/Mwhr • NuScale • Fluor and US gov funded • 60Mw • Planned for Idaho falls in 2024 • Holtec SMR160 • With SNC Lavelin • 160Mw Esterline Proprietary Information

  47. Nuclear Power - Tomorrow • ITER Fusion Reactor • International collaboration • South of France • 500Mw • Worlds most complex machine • started in 2010 • First plasma in 2026 • Deuterium-Tritium in 2035 Esterline Proprietary Information

  48. Darchem Engineering QUESTIONS? Esterline Proprietary Information

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