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- Title
The DOE advanced gas reactor fuel development and qualification program.
- Authors
Petti, David; Maki, John; Hunn, John; Pappano, Pete; Barnes, Charles; Saurwein, John; Nagley, Scott; Kendall, Jim; Hobbins, Richard
- Abstract
The high outlet temperatures and high thermal-energy conversion efficiency of modular high-temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTGRs) enable an efficient and cost-effective integration of the reactor system with non-electricity-generation applications, such as process heat and/or hydrogen production, for the many petrochemical and other industrial processes that require temperatures between 300°C and 900°C. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected the HTGR concept for the Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) Project as a transformative application of nuclear energy that will demonstrate emissions-free nuclear-assisted electricity, process heat, and hydrogen production, thereby reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and enhancing energy security. The objective of the DOE Advanced Gas Reactor (AGR) Fuel Development and Qualification program is to qualify tristructural isotropic (TRISO)-coated particle fuel for use in HTGRs. An overview of the program and recent progress is presented.
- Subjects
UNITED States; HIGH temperatures; GAS cooled reactors; HYDROGEN production; NUCLEAR energy; MANUFACTURING processes; NUCLEAR power plants; INDUSTRIAL development projects; UNITED States. Dept. of Energy
- Publication
JOM: The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), 2010, Vol 62, Issue 9, p62
- ISSN
1047-4838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11837-010-0140-5