1170-MW(t) HTGR-PS/C plant application study report: shale oil recovery application

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

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6331933· OSTI ID:6331933

Rao, R; McMain, Jr, A T

The US has large shale oil energy resources, and many companies have undertaken considerable effort to develop economical means to extract this oil within environmental constraints. The recoverable shale oil reserves in the US amount to 160 x 10/sup 9/ m/sup 3/ (1000 x 10/sup 9/ bbl) and are second in quantity only to coal. This report summarizes a study to apply an 1170-MW(t) high-temperature gas-cooled reactor - process steam/cogeneration (HTGR-PS/C) to a shale oil recovery process. Since the highest potential shale oil reserves lie in th Piceance Basin of Western Colorado, the study centers on exploiting shale oil in this region.

• Research Organization: General Atomic Co., San Diego, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AT03-76SF70046
• OSTI ID: 6331933
• Report Number(s): GA-A-16092-Summ.; ON: DE81027902
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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