1170-MW(t) HTGR-PS/C plant application-study report: Geismar, Loisiana, and Orange, Texas refinery/chemical complex applications

Technical Report · Fri May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:5686648

McMain, Jr, A T; Stanley, J D

This report describes the application of a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) which operates in a process steam/cogeneration (PS/C) mode in supplying heat and electricity to a large complex of refineries and petrochemical plants. The technical and economic merits of an 1170-MW(t) HTGR-PS/C are compared with those of a coal-fired plant and existing oil-fired facilities for this application. The safety and licensing issues of the nuclear plant were reviewed, and a comparative assessment of the energy alternatives was performed.

• Research Organization: General Atomic Co., San Diego, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AT03-76SF70046
• OSTI ID: 5686648
• Report Number(s): GA-A-16094; ON: DE82007025
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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