Next Generation Nuclear Plant Materials Research and Development Program Plan

Hayner, G. O. ; Shaber, E.L.

Idaho National Laboratory

关键词: Program Plan;    Hydrogen Production;    11 - Nuclear Fuel Cycle And Fuel Materials;    Nuclear Materials;    Greenhouse Gases;   

DOI  :  10.2172/910957
RP-ID  :  INEEL/EXT-04-02347
RP-ID  :  DE-AC07-99ID-13727
RP-ID  :  910957

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The U.S Department of Energy (DOE) has selected the Very High Temperature Reactor (VHTR) design for the Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) Project. The NGNP will demonstrate the use of nuclear power for electricity and hydrogen production without greenhouse gas emissions. The reactor design will be a graphite moderated, helium-cooled, prismatic or pebble-bed, thermal neutron spectrum reactor that will produce electricity and hydrogen in a state-of-the-art thermodynamically efficient manner. The NGNP will use very high burn-up, low-enriched uranium, TRISO-coated fuel and have a projected plant design service life of 60 years.