Thermal Integration of Advanced Nuclear Reactors with a Reference Refinery, Methanol Synthesis, and a Wood Pulp Plant
Though most decarbonization efforts have focused solely on electricity generation, electric power only accounts for 25% of the total U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In 2021, the industrial sector was the third largest source of direct U.S. GHG emissions (at 23%), just behind the transportation sector (at 28%). If electric power emissions are categorized by […]
Thermal Extraction and Delivery from Advanced Reactor Systems
This document presents preliminary thermodynamic analysis of thermal extraction and delivery from advanced nuclear reactors. Light-water, high temperature gas, sodium fast, and molten salt reactors are templated and analyzed for thermal extraction from nominal steam production conditions. Uncontrolled, controlled, and partial admission steam extraction methods are described and analyzed to show the differences in system […]
Thermal Extraction Modeling within HYBRID: Nominal and Extraction Conditions in Advanced Reactor Systems
This document details continuing development of thermal extraction modeling within the HYBRID repository, the modeling repository of the Integrated Energy Systems program at Idaho National Laboratory. The focus of the thermal extraction work is setting up template energy conversion systems for advanced reactor systems. Based on these nominal conditions, the IES team is developing extraction […]