High-temperature gas-cooled Reactor for process-heat applications

Conference · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:6145519

Quade, R N; McDonald, C F

The high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) offers a unique heat source for process heat applications because its operating temperature is substantially higher than operating temperatures of other nuclear reactor types. The HTGR is currently being evaluated for reactor core outlet temperatures of 750, 850, and 950/sup 0/C. The 750/sup 0/C nuclear heat source design represents one that can be used in a near-term deployment strategy and can be coupled to a variety of process heat applications. The 850/sup 0/C design allows an even larger penetration into the process heat market and can be applied to a number of processes for the production of synthetic fuels. The longer-term HTGR design with outlet coolant temperatures of 950/sup 0/C and above permits the attainment of the full potential of the HTGR as a heat source. A transitional deployment strategy for the various HTGR designs is described. 10 figures, 4 tables.

• Research Organization: General Atomic Co., San Diego, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AT03-76SF70046
• OSTI ID: 6145519
• Report Number(s): GA-A-16395; CONF-811101-8; ON: DE81029133
• Resource Relation: Conference: Winter annual meeting of the ASME Technology and Society Division, Washington, DC, USA, 15 Nov 1981
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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