Department of Nuclear Energy International Atomic Energy Agency Overall Roadmap Organization NERAC GEN IV Roadmap NERAC Subcommittee (GRNS) Technical Community  Industry  Universities  National Laboratories DOE-NE Roadmap Integration Team (RIT) Evaluation Methodology Water-Cooled Reactors Gas-Cooled Liquid-Metal-Cooled Non-Classical Concepts Technical Working Groups: Fuel Cycle CrosscutFuels & MaterialsRisk & SafetyEconomicsEnergy Products Generation IV International Forum (GIF) ArgentinaBrazilFrance S. Africa KoreaSwitzerland UKUS Canada Japan Currently 94 participants

Department of Nuclear Energy International Atomic Energy Agency INPRO Objective The objective of INPRO is to support the safe, sustainable, economic and proliferation-resistant use of nuclear technology to meet the global energy needs of the 21st century.

Department of Nuclear Energy International Atomic Energy Agency Membership in INPRO As of January 2002 As of January Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, - Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Russian Federation, Spain, Switzerland, India, Russian Federation, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Turkey and the European The Netherlands, Turkey and the European commission commission In total, 15 cost-free experts were nominated In total, 15 cost-free experts were nominated Extrabudgetary Resources received Extrabudgetary Resources received

Department of Nuclear Energy International Atomic Energy Agency Phase I ( )Phase I ( ) –Identify global user requirements: economics, safety, spent fuel and waste, non-proliferation, environment (Phase IA) –Establish criteria and methodologies for the comparison of nuclear reactor and fuel cycle concepts (Phase IA) –Examine those concepts against user requirements (Phase IB) Phase II (Optional)Phase II (Optional) –Identify appropriate technologies for implementation in an international project INPRO Phases

Department of Nuclear Energy International Atomic Energy Agency The potential for non-electric applications of nuclear energy is quite large Primary energy consumption by application

Department of Nuclear Energy International Atomic Energy Agency Temperature regions of heat consumption: typical examples of industrial processes

Department of Nuclear Energy International Atomic Energy Agency Maximum Temperature of Primary Coolant Temperature capabilities of reactor types

Department of Nuclear Energy International Atomic Energy AgencyConclusions nuclear power will expand, especially in Asia, and could contribute to sustainable energy strategiesnuclear power will expand, especially in Asia, and could contribute to sustainable energy strategies new designs are being developed to meet high performance and safety goals - some have been certified alreadynew designs are being developed to meet high performance and safety goals - some have been certified already with simplification, standardization, and short construction time different approaches are being taken to achieve economic plantswith simplification, standardization, and short construction time different approaches are being taken to achieve economic plants establish a sound basis for nuclear power to contribute to sustainable developmentestablish a sound basis for nuclear power to contribute to sustainable development