Inherently safe pool-type reactor as a generator of low-grade heat for district heating, air conditioning and salt water desalination

Combination of Thermochemical Energy Storage and Small Pressurized Water Reactor for Cogeneration System

“…Usually, the designed temperature range of the district-heating network is 80-150 °C [1][2][3][4]. The heat load is approximately 600-1200 MWt for large cities and 10-50 MWt for towns [22].…”

“…The heat load is approximately 600-1200 MWt for large cities and 10-50 MWt for towns [22]. Usually, the required temperature for space heating is 80 °C, and that for hot water production is 60 °C [1]. In this work, a small pressurized water reactor (PWR) for combined heat and power generation was considered.…”

“…In recent decades, water-cooled reactors [1][2][3] and a gas-cooled reactor [4] with small capacities have been studied for heating districts in cold areas. Generally, nuclear plants are operated at steady state, but the heat load is not steady.…”

“…The volume of LiCl/Mg(OH) 2 was estimated to be 88.1 m 3 (Figure 5). Adamov et al studied a nuclear reactor with a capacity of 10 MWt[1].…”

A Thermohydraulic Code for Low Temperature Nuclear Heating Reactor and Its Passive Residual Heat Removal Systems

“…It is important to provide the low-grade heat source for technical heat by Low Temperature Nuclear Heating Reactor (LTNHR) instead of coal burn. The LTNHR may be used to provide district heating in winter and air-conditioning in summer in large-scale cities, and seawater desalination paths [1][2][3] due to its advantages which are decrease of pollution and decontamination of the environment. There is another special significance to develop nuclear energy in China.…”