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An HTR cogeneration system for industrial applications
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ECN
NUC
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1999
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ECN-RX--99-001
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Article (scientific)
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12
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Published in: Contribution to the IAEA Technical Committee Meeting (TCM) on Safety Related Design and Economic Aspects of High Temperature Gas (), , , Vol., p.-.
Abstract:
Because of its favourable characteristics of safety and simplicity thehigh-temperature reactor (HTR) could become a competitive heat source for a
cogeneration unit. The Netherlands is a world leading country in the field of
cogeneration. As nuclear energy remains an option for the medium and long
term in this country, systems for nuclear cogeneration should be explored and
developed. Hence, ECN Nuclear Research is developing a conceptual design of
an HTR for Combined generation of Heat and Power (CHP) for the industry in
and outside the Netherlands. The design of this small CHP-unit for industrial
applications is mainly based on a pre-feasibility study in 1996, performed by
a joint working group of five Dutch organisations, in which technical
feasibility was shown. The concept that was subject of that study, INCOGEN,
used a 40 MW thermal pebble bed HTR and produced a maximum amount of
electricity plus low temperature heat. The system has been improved to
produce industrial quality heat, and has been renamed ACACIA. The output of
this installation is 14 MW electricity and 17 tonnes of steam per hour, with
a pressure of 10 bar and a temperature of 220C. The economic characteristics
of this installation turned out to be much more favourable using modern cost
data. 15 refs.
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