Economic analysis of a nuclear reactor powered high-temperature electrolysis hydrogen production plant

2008 Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES 2008

Volumn 1, Issue , 2009, Pages 549-558

  Harvego, E A ^a   McKellar, M G ^a   Sohal, M S ^a   O'Brien, J E ^a   Herring, J S ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE AREA; ALTERNATING CURRENT; BRAYTON POWER CYCLE; COMPETITIVE COSTS; COST ESTIMATING; DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY; DIRECT-CURRENT; ELECTROLYZERS; EXCESS OXYGEN; FLUID TEMPERATURES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE ELECTROLYSIS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION PLANT; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION RATE; INLET AIR; INTERCOOLING; INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN; LOWER HEATING VALUE; OPERATING PRESSURE; OPTIMIZED DESIGNS; PLANT DESIGNS; PRIMARY SYSTEMS; REACTOR POWER; REFERENCE DESIGNS; SYSTEM PRESSURE;

CELL MEMBRANES; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUPLED CIRCUITS; DESIGN; EARNINGS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS; GAS PRODUCERS; HELIUM; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; NUCLEAR PROPULSION; OXYGEN; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; REACTOR SHUTDOWNS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 70350035867     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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