AVANTech Incorporated

Avantech Water Treatment:

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Nuclear Water Treatment Wastewater Treatment Recycling

Avantech Team:
63 Employees 17 Engineers 5 Project Managers 3 Marketing and Sales

Power 17.31% 1.37% Remediation

Avantech Product Line:

Water Treatment Services 100+ Standard Products Nuclear Water Specialty Wastewater Specialty

Foundation For Excellence!

AVANTech Incorporated
Professional Engineering:
Chemical Mechanical Electrical

Professional Manufacturing:
ASME Code Stamp ASME/AWS Welding UL Panels

Nuclear Quality:
ASME NQA-1 Quality Program Full time CWI, SN-TC-T1A Inspection

Foundation For Excellence!

AVANTech Incorporated
International Expertise: Commercial Nuclear Expertise:

DOE Expertise:

Power Generation:

Worldwide Expertise!

AVANTech Incorporated

Water Treatment Challenges at the Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Facility

James L. Braun President and CEO jbraun@avantechinc.com November - 2013

Incident Fundamentals
Tectonic Plates of Japan
1500EarthquakesAnnually 10%oftheworldsvolcanos
EurasianPlate NorthAmericanPlate PacificPlate PhilippinePlate Fukushima

EpicenterofThoku Earthquake

Great East Japan Earthquake

o o o o o March 11, 2011 Magnitude 9.0 Power fails in northern Japan Units 1, 2 & 3 shutdown automatically Units 4, 5 & 6 already shutdown (defueled)

Tsunami
Friday, March 11th at 14:46 No significant Rx damage due to earthquake Diesel generators start (13 generators total) Emergency core cooling system initiate Plant is stable

Tsunami Hits NPP at 15:41 50+ Fukushima NPP Cooling Systems All cooling systems fail Steam from decay heat creates high pressure
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Floods diesel generators Station blackout - Only Battery Power Remains

Tsunami
Wave Entering Turbine Building.

Automobile

Tsunami
Flooding of Turbine Building

Automobile

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Accident Conditions

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Contributing Factor - Topography

Avantech Equipment

Site Excavation Exacerbates the Problem

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Hydrogen Explosions
Cooling Systems
All cooling systems fail Steam from decay heat creates high pressure

Open Steam Relief Valves to Torus Fuel Pool

Open Drywell Relief Valve Zr + 2H20 1200CZrO2 + 2H2

50psi limit

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Hydrogen Explosions

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Devastation from Explosion

Unit 4

Unit 3

Unit 2

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Fundamentals of the Emergency

o o o o o

Phase 1 - Cesium Removal SARRY System Phase 2 Multinuclide Removal Phase 3 - Strontium Removal Phase 4 - Groundwater Treatment Phase 5 - Car Wash
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Fukushima Liquid Waste Overview

Water Treatment Continues to Be a Challenge

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Phase 1 - The Technical Challenge Removal of radioisotopes in a Seawater Solution Deliver it in less than 8 weeks Start-up in less than 12 weeks Ensure its safe!
Dose Rates Thermal Operational Safety

Failure means Radioactive Wastewater into the Pacific Ocean

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Phase 1: The AVANTech Solution

Challenge 1 Activity Capture
Engineered Zeolite
Primary Ion Exchange Distribution Coefficient (Kd) 2,000 in seawater Good Axial Cesium Distribution Integral Shielding 6 Pb Equiv. Loaded Wt.: 23 mt (50,000 lb)

Challenge 2 Shielding

Crystalline Silicotitanate
Polishing Ion Exchange Distribution Coefficient (Kd) > 20,000 Needed to achieve complete activity removal with a single pass
Axial Cesium Loading

Challenge 3 Heat Generation

Temperature Profile Passive Cooling Contact Handled Long Term Storage
855 F Centerline

CsLimitedto 200,000Ci (7.5E+15Bq)

Centerline/ Core Temperature

Safely Managing 200,000 Curies of Radioactive Material

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Phase 1 The AVANTech Solution

SARRY
Pipe Racks SIXMs Flexible Hoses H2 Vents Automatic Alignment DP (kPad) Throughput (m3) Rad Loading (TBq) Trending

Process Optimizes Media and Decontamination Factor

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The Implementation Challenge

Rigors of Working at the Fukushima Site

Exclusion Zone - 20 to 30 km Around Fukushima Site

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Clean/ Regulated/ Contaminated

J-Village / National Soccer Center

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Site Mobilization
J-Village (Dress Out Area)

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Site Mobilization
J-Village (Dress Out Area)

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Site Mobilization
J-Village (Dress Out Area)
Dosimetry Tepco TLD Toshiba TLD D.A.D.

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Site Mobilization
Transportation to Site

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Site Mobilization
Exit from J-Village (From Regulated Area)

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Site Mobilization
Contaminated Protective Clothing Storage

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Installation Challenges
SIXMs Arriving at Fukushima Dock

Air Freight to Japan Ship from Tokyo to Iwaki Barge from Iwaki to Fukushima Site

Earthquake Damage Created Logistics Problems

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Equipment Installation
SARRY
Pipe Racks SIXMs Post Filters Raised Walkway Flexible Hoses Dry Disconnects Hydrogen Ventilation Composite Autosamplers Grab Samplers Gamma Detectors Remote Sampling

Mobile Equipment Aided Expedited Installation

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Equipment Installation
Rx, Turbine and Radwaste Building 24 million gallons of Storage Capacity

Turbine Building

Submersible Transfer Pump

Transfer Hoses

Mobile Equipment Aided Expedited Installation

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Simplified and Automated Solution

Automatic IX Alignment DP (kPad) Throughput (m3) Rad Loading (TBq) Trending

Automation Eliminates Exposure and Human Errors

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Phase 1: Results
Accumulated Water Volume Control SARRY Processed 80% of Water
U2 T/B B1 WL [mm] U3 T/B B1 WL [mm]

Non-detectible CS-137 effluent DF > 2 million

SARRY Generated 13% of Waste

Results by all Standards Exceeded Clients Expectations

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TEPCO Success!
The Challenge:

Lethal Levels of Cs-137: Heat Generation: Radiation Shielding: Hydrogen Gas Gen: Prefiltration Ion Exchange Automation Sampling < 10 week delivery DF > 2,000,000 Cs Effluent Non-detectible Waste Generation 10% Safe Operation

The Product:

The Result:

Additional Work:

Results by all Standards Have Exceeded Expectations

Groundwater Treatment SARRY Replacement Vessels Atrex

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Post Emergency Challenges

On-going Challenges
Phase 2 Brine Treatment Phase 3 - Strontium Removal Phase 4 - Groundwater Remediation Phase 5 - Car Wash Wastewater

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Phase 3 Strontium Removal

Strontium Removal Focus
Worker Exposure
Evaporator Maintenance R/O Maintenance Equipment Maintenance
PURE COOLING WATER STORAGE 22,000 M3 (5.8 MGAL) 600 M3/D RX 500 M3/D TURBINE BLDGS. 1000 M3/D RADWASTE BLDGS SARRY 90,000 M3 (24 MGAL) 1ST CESIUM APPARATUS Areva/ Kurion Standby Operation Volumes as of September 26, 2012 STORAGE OF SHIELDED IX MODULES
(AVANTech)

Radionuclide Removal Waste Generation

1000 M3/D

REVERSE OSMOSIS Reject

50% Rec.

Technical Challenge
High Salinity Water Heat Dissipation Radiation Exposure Minimize Radwaste Generation Optimize Material Handling

400 -500 M3/D GROUND WATER

New Sr Media
STORAGE TANKS 120 Mgal treated since June-2011

500 M3/D

BRINE STORAGE TANKS 180,000 M3 (47.5 MGAL)

Creating a Safer Work Environment and Minimizing Exposure

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Phase 3 Strontium Removal

Current Process
Design Inputs
Sr-90 Concentration 1E+05 Bq/cm3 Cs-134 Concentration 7E+04 Bq/cm3 Cs-137 Concentration 1E+05 Bq/cm3 IX Volume 1E+06 cm3

Retrofit Results
ASME Section IX Pressure Vessel Operating Pressure 200 psig Integrated into existing SARRY System 55 m3/hr flow rate per vessel

SARRY System Flow

System Objectives
Minimize On-site work Utilize Existing Crane Passive operation

Thermal Results Dose Profiling Operation 1st Quarter 2014

Plug-n-Play Creates a Simplified Solution

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Phase 4 Groundwater Remediation

Groundwater Problem
Groundwater In-leakage Increased Contaminated Water Increased Waste Volumes Radionuclides getting to the Ocean

Groundwater Goals
Rad Removal for Discharge High TDS Influent Minimize Waste Generation Minimize Consumables

Lower Groundwater to Reduce In-Leakage

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Phase 4 Groundwater Remediation

System Solution
Gross Filtration Fine Filtration Ion Exchange

System Design Inputs

1,200 m3 per day (220 gpm) Chemistry
Cl- 800 ppm Ca 23 ppm Mg 61 ppm COD 7 mg/l Cs-134: 5.12 Bq/ml Cs-137 9.46 Bq/ml I-131: 6.65E-02 Bq/ml Co-60: 1.64E-02 Bq/ml Sr-90: 3.56E-02 Bq/ml

Activity

Laboratory Scale Validation of Media

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Phase 4 Groundwater Remediation

Operations
Plug-n-Play Installation Automated Material Handling Similar to SARRY
Ion Exchange

Anticipated Results
Nondetectible Effluent Minimal Waste Generation Start-up February 2014
Filtration

Controlling In-Leakage to Meet the Site Objectives

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Phase 5 Vehicle Decontamination

Vehicle Challenge
Clean Wastewater from Decontamination of Vehicles Radionuclide Removal Minimize Waste Generation
Item SS ClCOD Oil pH Cs-134 Cs-137 Unit ppm ppm ppm ppm Bq/l Bq/l Inlet (Waste Water) 200 10 50 10 8.0 9.0 1000 1000

Technical Challenge
High Solids Radiation Exposure Material Handling Minimize Waste Generation
Outlet (Treated Water) <50 30 5 5.6 8.6 <25 <25

Wastewater Characterization

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Phase 5 Vehicle Decontamination

Technical Solution
Batch Process Collection Tank Clarification Chemical Treatment Filtration Solids Treatment

Design Characteristics
10 m3/day in hr 2.5 m3/hr Automated Nondetectible Effluent

Clarification

Chemical Treatment Sample Tanks Filtration

ATREX Arrangement
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Fukushima Water Challenge

Phase 1 - Cesium Removal Avantechs SARRY System Phase 2 Multinuclide Removal Phase 3 - Strontium Removal Avantechs SARRY Upgrade Phase 4 - Groundwater Treatment Avantechs Treatment System Phase 5 - Car Wash Avantechs Atrex System

Past Success has Created Future Opportunities

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