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A '''next generation nuclear plant''' (NGNP) is a [[generation IV reactor|generation IV]] [[very-high-temperature reactor]] (VHTR) that could be coupled to a neighboring [[hydrogen production]] facility. It could also produce electricity and supply process heat. Up to 30% of this heat could be used to produce hydrogen via high temperature electrolysis significantly reducing the cost of the process.{{sfn|Badwal|2013|pp=473–487}} |
A '''next generation nuclear plant''' (NGNP) is a [[generation IV reactor|generation IV]] [[very-high-temperature reactor]] (VHTR) that could be coupled to a neighboring [[hydrogen production]] facility. It could also produce electricity and supply process heat. Up to 30% of this heat could be used to produce hydrogen via high temperature electrolysis significantly reducing the cost of the process.{{sfn|Badwal|2013|pp=473–487}} |
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The [[United States Department of Energy]] issued in 2007 a "request for expressions of interest from prospective industry teams"<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/newNuclear/Next_Generation_Nuclear_Plant_revived_240707.shtml | title=Next Generation Nuclear Plant revived | publisher=World Nuclear News | date=July 24, 2007 | |
The [[United States Department of Energy]] issued in 2007 a "request for expressions of interest from prospective industry teams"<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/newNuclear/Next_Generation_Nuclear_Plant_revived_240707.shtml | title=Next Generation Nuclear Plant revived | publisher=World Nuclear News | date=July 24, 2007 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070806024235/http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/newNuclear/Next_Generation_Nuclear_Plant_revived_240707.shtml | archivedate=August 6, 2007 }}</ref> that want to provide design services for developing the NGNP. |
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With an earlier focus on South Africa's [[pebble bed modular reactor]] (PBMR), in 2012, the [[Idaho National Laboratory]] approved a design similar to [[Areva]]'s SC-HTGR—formerly Antares—reactor as the chosen next generation nuclear power plant VHTR to be deployed as a prototype by 2021. It was in competition with [[General Atomics]]' [[gas turbine modular helium reactor]] and [[Westinghouse Electric Company|Westinghouse]]' PBMR.<ref name="World nuclear news">{{cite web|url=http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-Areva_modular_reactor_selected_for_NGNP_development-1502124.html|title=INL approves Antares design}}</ref> |
With an earlier focus on South Africa's [[pebble bed modular reactor]] (PBMR), in 2012, the [[Idaho National Laboratory]] approved a design similar to [[Areva]]'s SC-HTGR—formerly Antares—reactor as the chosen next generation nuclear power plant VHTR to be deployed as a prototype by 2021. It was in competition with [[General Atomics]]' [[gas turbine modular helium reactor]] and [[Westinghouse Electric Company|Westinghouse]]' PBMR.<ref name="World nuclear news">{{cite web|url=http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-Areva_modular_reactor_selected_for_NGNP_development-1502124.html|title=INL approves Antares design}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:00, 25 September 2019
A next generation nuclear plant (NGNP) is a generation IV very-high-temperature reactor (VHTR) that could be coupled to a neighboring hydrogen production facility. It could also produce electricity and supply process heat. Up to 30% of this heat could be used to produce hydrogen via high temperature electrolysis significantly reducing the cost of the process.[1]
The United States Department of Energy issued in 2007 a "request for expressions of interest from prospective industry teams"[2] that want to provide design services for developing the NGNP.
With an earlier focus on South Africa's pebble bed modular reactor (PBMR), in 2012, the Idaho National Laboratory approved a design similar to Areva's SC-HTGR—formerly Antares—reactor as the chosen next generation nuclear power plant VHTR to be deployed as a prototype by 2021. It was in competition with General Atomics' gas turbine modular helium reactor and Westinghouse' PBMR.[3]
Footnotes
- ^ Badwal 2013, pp. 473–487.
- ^ "Next Generation Nuclear Plant revived". World Nuclear News. July 24, 2007. Archived from the original on August 6, 2007.
- ^ "INL approves Antares design".
Sources
- Badwal, S. P. S.; Giddey, S.; Munnings, C. (Sep 2013). "Hydrogen production via solid electrolytic routes". WIREs Energy Environ. 2 (5): 473–487. doi:10.1002/wene.50.
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