Study of a nuclear energy supplied steelmaking system for near-term application

Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 154-165

  Yan, Xing L ^a   Kasahara, Seiji ^a   Tachibana, Yukio ^a   Kunitomi, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cogeneration; Emissions; Energy system; Hydrogen production; Nuclear fission; Steelmaking

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FEEDSTOCKS; FISSION REACTIONS; FOSSIL FUELS; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; IRON ORES; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

COGENERATION; CONVENTIONAL FURNACE; ENERGY SYSTEMS; ENERGY TRANSMISSION; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; MATERIAL BALANCE; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH; NUCLEAR PLANT; NUCLEAR SAFETY; OUTLET TEMPERATURE; PHYSICAL PROXIMITY; PLANT CONSTRUCTION; SAFETY FEATURES; STEEL COST; STEELMAKING PLANTS; STEELMAKING PROCESS; SUSTAINABLE PERFORMANCE; THERMO CHEMICAL PROCESS; WATER DECOMPOSITION;

STEELMAKING;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; COGENERATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY RESOURCE; FOSSIL FUEL; HYDROCARBON; IRON ORE; NUCLEAR POWER; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; SAFETY; STEEL; SUSTAINABILITY; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 84857685667     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2012.01.047     Document Type: Article

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