New Designs for the Nuclear Renaissance

Marcus, Gail H.; Levin, A.E.

doi:10.1063/1.1480783

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“…The present GCR concepts are considered as Generation III+, i.e., evolutionary designs for commercial reactors of the next few decades [15]. Present designs comprise two primary concepts exemplified by their core configurations: the modular pebble bed reactor (MPBR) having graphite spheres arranged in a 'pebble bed' and the gas turbine modular helium reactor (GT-MHR) having hexagonal graphite blocks stacked in a prismatic core.…”

Section: Neutron Spectramentioning

confidence: 99%

Displacement damage in silicon carbide irradiated in fission reactors

Heinisch

Greenwood

Weber

et al. 2004

Journal of Nuclear Materials

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Section: Neutron Spectramentioning

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Displacement damage in silicon carbide irradiated in fission reactors

Heinisch

Greenwood

Weber

et al. 2004

Journal of Nuclear Materials

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“…Later, high temperature electrolysis and thermochemical cycles have been developed to generate hydrogen. Hydrogen can be produced by thermochemical water splitting cycles that operate at temperatures of 500°C or more using nuclear reactors [17]. Faster reaction rates and higher efficiencies can be achieved at higher temperatures.…”

Section: Hydrogen From Nuclear Energymentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact assessment and efficiency evaluation of hydrogen production methods

Acar

Dinçer

2015

Int. J. Energy Res.

114

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Summary In this study, we investigate the economic, environmental and social impacts of various hydrogen production methods, based on fossil fuel and renewable energy resources with a special emphasis on hybrid photoelectrochemical systems perform comparative assessments of these methods for applications. The sources considered for hydrogen production in this study are water, fossil hydrocarbons, and biomass. Furthermore, the primary energy sources considered in this study are natural gas, coal, biomass, wind and solar. In order to address sustainability, the relationship between efficiency and environmental impact is also investigated. The results show that solar based hydrogen production options (photocatalysis, photoelectrolysis, and photoelectrochemical methods) provide near zero global warming potentials and air pollutants, while coal gasification has the highest ones. In regards to the exergy efficiencies, biomass gasification gives the highest exergy efficiency, while photoelectrochemical method ends up with the lowest one. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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