NGNP Project 2011 Status and Path Forward

L.E. Demick

关键词: ELECTRIC POWER;    ELECTRICITY;    IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY;    NUCLEAR ENERGY;    PROCESS HEAT;    PRODUCTION;    SAFETY;    TRANSPORTATION SECTOR Next Generation Nuclear Plant Project;    Very High Temperature Reactor;    VHTR;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1035900
RP-ID  :  INL/EXT-11-23907
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1035900
Others  :  TRN: US1201254

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

High Temperature Gas Reactor (HTGR) technology can play an important role in the United States??? energy future by extending the use of nuclear energy for non-electricity energy production missions as well as continuing to provide a considerable base load electric power generation capability. Extending nuclear energy into the industrial and transportation sectors through the co-production of process heat and electricity provides safe and reliable energy for these sectors in an environmentally responsible manner. The safety case for the modular HTGR provides a substantial improvement in nuclear plant safety for the protection of the public and the environment, and supports collocation of the HTGR with major industrial facilities. The NGNP Project at the Idaho National Laboratory has been working toward an objective of commercializing the HTGR technology under DOE direction since 2006. The Project is undergoing a quantum shift in direction and scope as a result of recent DOE decisions. This paper summarizes where the Project has been, where it is at the time of this writing and what is needed in future activities to commercialize HTGR technology.