NUCLEAR SYSTEMS FOR A LOW CARBON ELECTRICAL GRID Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • The intermittency of renewable power generation systems on the low carbon electric grid can be alleviated by using nuclear systems as quasi-storage systems. Nuclear Air-Brayton Combined Cycle systems can produce and store hydrogen when electric generation is abundant and then burn the hydrogen by Co-Firing when generation is limited. The rated output of a nuclear plant can be augmented by several hundred per cent by Co-Firing. The incremental hydrogen to electricity efficiency can far exceed that of hydrogen in a stand-alone gas turbine.

name of conference

  • Volume 1: Operations and Maintenance, Aging Management and Plant Upgrades; Nuclear Fuel, Fuel Cycle, Reactor Physics and Transport Theory; Plant Systems, Structures, Components and Materials; I&C, Digital Controls, and Influence of Human Factors

published proceedings

  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE 24TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NUCLEAR ENGINEERING, 2016, VOL 1

author list (cited authors)

  • Fathi, N., McDaniel, P., Forsberg, C., & de Oliveira, C.

citation count

  • 2

complete list of authors

  • Fathi, Nima||McDaniel, Patrick||Forsberg, Charles||de Oliveira, Cassiano

publication date

  • June 2016