This document summarizes the site selection process for nuclear power plants in Thailand. It discusses Thailand's nuclear power program and national energy plan, which calls for 5 nuclear power plants by 2028. An initial screening of 17 potential sites identified 5 candidate sites based on engineering, environmental, and cost factors. Further evaluation of the candidate sites will identify 3 preferred sites. Challenges in the site selection process include evaluating engineering issues like geology, hydrology, and seismic activity as well as environmental impacts and public acceptance. The feasibility study aims to select sites by 2011 to allow construction of the first plants to begin in 2014.

1. Technical Meeting on Tropic Issue on Infrastructure Development :
Common Challenge on the Site Selection for Nuclear Power Plant
IAEA, VIENNA,6-9 JULY, 2010
SITE SELECTION AND EVALUATION IN
THAILAND
SUPAPOL RATANAKORN
THE ELECTRICITY GENERATING AUTHORITY OF THAILAND

2. Thai Nuclear Power Program
Nuclear Engineering Division
Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand

3. CONTENT
THAI NUCLEAR POWER PROGRAM
SITE SELECTION AND EVALUATION IN
THAILAND
PREVIOUS SITING STUDY
CURRENT SITING STUDY
SITE SURVEY CHALLANGES

4. Nuclear Power and National Energy Plan
National Energy Policy Council approved Thailand
Power Development Plan 2007-2021 (PDP 2007)
On June 4, 2007
4x1,000-MWe NPP in 2020 (2 units) and 2021 (2 units)
Cabinet approved Revision 2 of PDP 2007
On March 24, 2009
2x1,000-MWe NPP in 2020(1 unit) and 2021(1 unit)
Cabinet approved New PDP 2010 (2010 – 2030)
On March 30, 2010
5 NPP units (2020, 2021, 2024, 2025, 2028)

5. PDP 2010 Thailand Fuel Mix for Power Generation

6. Cabinet Approved
On October 30, 2007 and December 18, 2007
Nuclear Power Infrastructure Establishment Plan (NPIEP)
Setup of Nuclear Power Program Development Office
(NPPDO)
Appointment of Nuclear Power Infrastructure
Establishment Cooperation Committee (NPICC)
Implementation plan and budget for pre-project activities
(2008-2010)
Public education and participation program

7. National Energy Policy Council (NEPC)
Ministry of Energy
Nuclear Power Infrastructure
Establishment Cooperation Committee
Nuclear Power Program Development Office (NPPDO)
Setup on Jan 31, 08 Dr.Norkun Sitthiphong
Director
Assistant Director
Experts
Nuclear Power Nuclear Power Public Central
Infrastructure Utility Planning Communication Management
Cooperation Cooperation and Acceptance Division
Division Division Division

8. Nuclear Power Infrastructure Establishment
Cooperation Committee
appointed on December 26, 2007
Comprises 5 sub-committees (SC) :
1. Legal system, regulatory system and international
protocols
2. Nuclear power utility planning
3. Industrial infrastructure, technology transfer, technology
development, and human resources development
4. Nuclear safety and environmental protection
5. Public information and national participation program
SC 6 Readiness report preparation is created to finalize the
Readiness Report (19 items of IAEA) within November 2010

9. Infrastrucutre Development Programme
7-2010
2007 2011 2014 2020

10. Nuclear Power Project Schedule
Preliminary Phase 1 year 2007
Pre-Project Activities Phase 3 years 2008-2010
GO NUCLEAR ! – Government to approve the project
Project Implementation Phase 3 years 2011-2013
Construction Phase 6 years 2014-2019
Commercial Operation 2020

11. Utility Preparation
For Pre-Project Activities Phase (2008-2010)
Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT)
is responsible for the first nuclear power station
under the supervision of Nuclear Power Utility Sub-
Committee
planning, feasibility study, site selection, project
implementation, construction and operation
EGAT is currently conducting Nuclear Power Plant
Feasibility Study

12. Nuclear Power Plant Feasibility Study
1. Energy Economics and Financing 5. Site and Environmental Study
National Energy Market Analysis STEP 1 – Identification of
Electric System Analysis Candidate Sites
Choice of Unit Size STEP 2 – Evaluation of Candidate
Sites
Nuclear Cost Estimates
Generation Cost 6. Human Resources Development
and Management Aspects
Funding Review
Human Resources Development
2. Technical and Safety Aspects of Plan
Nuclear Power
Project Development
Technical Aspects
Legal Framework and licensing
Safety Aspects process
Security and Safeguards Public Information and National
3. Fuel Cycle and Waste Management Participation
4. Reactor Technology, Reactor Supplier
and Fuel Supplier Selection

13. Work Progress
Nuclear Power Plant Feasibility Study
Cummulate Status
Task (Oct 1, 08 – June 20, 10)
% Complete
1. Energy Economics and Financing 99
2. Technical and Safety Aspects of Nuclear Power 100
3. Fuel Cycle and Waste management 100
Reactor Technology Supplier, and Fuel Supplier
4. 100
Selection
5. Site and Environment Study 94
Human Resources Development and Management
6. 100
Aspects
Total Project 95
Note: % complete is measured in terms of budgeted cost of work.

14. Site selection and evaluation
Previous Siting Study

15. Site selection and evaluation
Current Siting Study

16. STEP 1 - Identification of candidate sites
Perform assessments on safety, economic and
environmental aspects of the 17 potential sites
identified by EGAT
Identify at least 5 candidate sites for further
consideration
STEP 2 - Evaluation of candidate sites
Conduct in-depth investigation and analyses to
rank the 5 candidate sites from STEP 1 and
identify 3 preferred sites
Obtain design basis parameters for NPP

17. Site and Environmental Assessments
Scope of Works for Step 1
Part 1: Data Preparation:
a. Engineering aspects such as topography,
oceanography, hydrology, geology, geotechnical,
seismology,
b. Environmental aspects such as man induced events,
demography, meteorology, land and water use,
endangered species and sensitive items, ecology, and
c. Cost Estimate for the installation of NPP
Part 2 : Composite Ranking for Identification of
Candidates Sites
a. Preparation of criteria
b. Evaluation criteria
c. Comparison and ranking

18. Composite Ranking: Criteria
The criteria is classified into three groups as:
Group A: Engineering Aspects
Topography,
Oceanography,
Geology and Geotechnical,
Hydrology and Hydrogeology,
Seismology,
Man Induced Events.
Group B: Environmental Aspects
Demography,
Meteorology,
Land and Water Uses,
Endangered Species, Historical Monuments, Other Sensitive Items,
Ecology.
Group C: Cost Estimation for power plant components as cooling
water system, transmission line, access road and etc.

19. RESULT OF WEIGHT SCORE OF 17 POTENTIAL
SITES(STEP 1)
Table 7.3-1 RESULT OF ENVIRONMENTAL (ENV) AND ENGINEERING (ENG) SCORES AND COST OF 17 POTENTIAL SITES WITH INDIVIDUAL RANKS
Weighted Score and Cost of Each Site
Site 1 Site 2 Site 3 Site 4 Site 5 Site 6 Site 7 Site 8 Site 9 Site 10 Site 11 Site 12 Site 13 Site 14 Site 15 Site 16 Site 17
Criteria Score
Fang Bang Ban Ban Ban Pak Ban Ban Ban Ban Ban Takrob Khan Makham Hat So Ban Mai Phanom Sirin
Daeng Boet Leam Laem Nam Talet Thong Thong Thong Thung Thuli Thao Rut Rok dhorn
Thaen Yang Lamae Not Ching Nian Sai
• ENG 500 295 299 312 285 324 286 295 290 287 303 275 339 258 277 331 351 399
Rank 9 8 6 14 5 13 9 11 12 7 16 3 17 15 4 2 1
• ENV 500 329 324 305 342 368 311 306 315 305 311 354 391 291 201 362 387 342
Rank 8 9 14 6 3 11 13 10 14 11 5 1 16 17 4 2 6
• ENG+ENV 1,000 624 623 617 627 692 597 601 605 592 614 629 730 548 478 693 738 741
Rank 8 9 10 7 5 14 13 12 15 11 6 3 16 17 4 2 1
• ECO(Cost) m. Baht 11,163 12,782 14,745 13,877 29,623 28,582 29,542 25,941 30,371 15,516 25,706 22,087 16,488 13,536 19,519 18,560 5,254
Rank 2 3 6 5 16 14 15 13 17 7 12 11 8 4 10 9 1
R em ark : S ite N o . 1 a n d 2 a re lo c a te d in P ra c h u a p K h iri K h a n P ro v in c e S ite N o . 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 a n d 1 0 a re lo c a te d in N a k h o n S i T h a m m a ra t P ro v in c e S ite N o . 1 3 is lo c a te d a t A . W a ts in g , C h a i N a t P ro v in c e
S ite N o . 3 , 4 a n d 5 a re lo c a te d in C h u m p h o n P ro v in c e S ite N o . 1 1 a n d 1 2 a re lo c a te d in S u ra t T h a n i P ro v in c e S ite N o . 1 4 is lo c a te d a t A . S a tta h ip , C h o n B u ri P ro v in c e
S ite N o . 1 5 is lo c a te d in T ra t P ro v in c e S ite N o . 1 6 is lo c a te d in N a k h o n S a w a n P ro v in c e S ite N o . 1 7 is lo c a te d a t A . S irid h o rn , U b o n ra tc h a th a n i P ro v in c e

20. Site and Environmental Assessments
QUANTITATIVE SITE EVALUATION INDIVIDUAL (USED COST10%)
SIMILARY RANKED SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
SITE NO NAME OF SITE ENG. ENVI. ECO ENG. ENVI. ECO ENG. ENVI. ECO ENG. ENVI. ECO
50 40 10 45 45 10 40 50 10
Site1 B.FANG DAENG, PRACHUAP 2 4 4 300 310 320
Site2 B. BANG BOET, PRACHUAP 2 4 4 300 310 320
Site3 B. LAEM THAEN, CHUMPHON 2 3 4 260 265 270
Site4 B. LEAM YANG, CHUMPHON 1 4 4 250 265 280
Site5 B. PAK NAM LAMAE, CHUMPHON 3 5 1 360 370 380
Site6 B. TALET, NAKHON SRI 2 3 1 230 235 240
Site7 B. THONG NOT, NAKHON SRI 2 3 1 230 235 240
Site8 B. THONG CHING, NAKHON SRI 2 3 1 230 235 240
Site9 B. THONG NEIN, NAKHON SRI 2 3 1 230 235 240
Site10 B.THUNG SAI, NAKHON SRI 2 3 3 250 255 260
Site11 B. TAKROB, CHAIYA, SURAT 1 4 2 230 245 260
Site12 KHANTULI, THA CHANA, SURAT 3 5 2 370 380 390
Site13 MAKHAM TAO, CHAINAT 1 3 3 200 210 130
Site14 B. HAT SO, SATTAHIP 1 1 4 130 130 130
Site15 B. MAI RUT, TRAD 3 5 3 380 390 400
Site16 PHANOM ROK, NAKHON SAWAN 4 5 3 430 435 440
Site17 SIRINDHORN 5 4 5 460 455 450

21. Site and Environmental Assessments
QUANTITATIVE SITE EVALUATION INDIVIDUAL (USED COST20%)
SIMILARY RANKED SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
SITE NO NAME OF SITE ENG. ENVI. ECO ENG. ENVI. ECO ENG. ENVI. ECO ENG. ENVI. ECO
50 30 20 40 40 20 30 50 20
Site1 B.FANG DAENG, PRACHUAP 2 4 4 300 320 340
Site2 B. BANG BOET, PRACHUAP 2 4 4 300 320 340
Site3 B. LAEM THAEN, CHUMPHON 2 3 4 270 280 290
Site4 B. LEAM YANG, CHUMPHON 1 4 4 250 280 310
Site5 B. PAK NAM LAMAE, CHUMPHON 3 5 1 320 340 360
Site6 B. TALET, NAKHON SRI 2 3 1 210 220 230
Site7 B. THONG NOT, NAKHON SRI 2 3 1 210 220 230
Site8 B. THONG CHING, NAKHON SRI 2 3 1 210 220 230
Site9 B. THONG NEIN, NAKHON SRI 2 3 1 210 220 230
Site10 B.THUNG SAI, NAKHON SRI 2 3 3 250 260 270
Site11 B. TAKROB, CHAIYA, SURAT 1 4 2 210 240 270
Site12 KHANTULI, THA CHANA, SURAT 3 5 2 340 360 380
Site13 MAKHAM TAO, CHAINAT 1 3 3 200 220 240
Site14 B. HAT SO, SATTAHIP 1 1 4 160 160 160
Site15 B. MAI RUT, TRAD 3 5 3 360 380 400
Site16 PHANOM ROK, NAKHON SAWAN 4 5 3 410 420 430
Site17 SIRINDHORN 5 4 5 470 460 450

22. CONCLUSION OF SISR
FIVE TECHNICAL GOOD SITES
(After taking Site-17 into account)
1. SITE- 17: Sirindhorn, A. Sirindhorn, Ubon
Ratchatani
2. SITE-16: Phanom Rok, A. Thatako,
Nakornsawan,
3. SITE-15: Mai Root, A. Khlong Yai, Trad,
4. SITE-12: Khantulee, A. Thachana, Surattani,
5. SITE-5: Pak Nam Lamae, A. Lamae,
Chumporn,

23. STEP-
SCOPE AND SCHEDULE OF STEP-2
Most of STEP-2 works are detailed study which involved with
primary data gathering; field survey and investigation namely:
a. Topographic Field Mapping
b. Oceanography
c. Geology and Geotechnical Study
d. Hydrology
e. Seismology
f. Dose Assessment
g. Land and Water Use
h. Endangered Species and Ecology
Socio-
i. Socio-economic and Cultural Impacts
j. Cost Estimation

24. Site Survey Challenge
Having difficulties accessing some potential sites
due to local community opposition caused by:
Bad experience on past industrial development projects
Pollution, Corruption, Unfair Compensation
Concerns on public safety (radiation leak and past nuclear
accidents), possible contamination on agricultural and
fishing products, and possible decrease in number of
tourists
Lack of basic understanding on radiation and nuclear power

25. NGO leaders in the area of Site 12 has led to people
holding protest signs of a nuclear power plant at district
office. 25

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27. Other Challenging Issues
Political instability
Public education and acceptance
Human resources development
Laws and regulations for nuclear power
Capability of nuclear regulatory body

28. Thank you for your attention
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