Status of the United States National HTGR program
The HTGR continues to appear as an increasingly attractive option for application to US energy markets. To examine that potential, a program is being pursued to examine the various HTGR applications and to provide information to decision-makers in both the public and private sectors. To date, this effort has identified a substantial technical and economic potential for Steam Cycle/Cogeneration applications. Advanced HTGR systems are currently being evaluated to determine their appropriate role and timing. The encouraging results which have been obtained lead to heightened anticipation that a role for the HTGR will be found in the US energy market and that an initiative culminating in a lead project will be evolved in the forseeable future. The US Program can continue to benefit from international cooperative activities to develop the needed technologies. Expansion of these cooperative activities will be actively pursued.
- Research Organization:
- Gas-Cooled Reactor Associates, La Jolla, CA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-78SF02034
- OSTI ID:
- 5336727
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-8110127-3; ON: DE82008530
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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