Utility assessment: the market for the high temperature gas-cooled reactor and the incentives for its utilization

Technical Report · Mon Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6764493· OSTI ID:6764493

The approach taken in this assessment is one in which the HTGR is evaluated from the perspective of its eventual users and operators - the utility industry. Section 2 of this report presents projections of future electrical and process heat energy demands in order to attempt to quantify the potential market for the HTGR. Section 3 provides an analysis of the effects of the HTGR on specific utility systems as well as extrapolated results on a national basis. Section 4 presents assessments of the various recognized incentives for HTGR commercialization. Sections 5, 6, and 7 present technical descriptions, and economic and market assessments of each of the three reference HTGR systems, namely the HTGR Steam Cycle, Gas Turbine, and Reformer.

• Research Organization: Gas-Cooled Reactor Associates, La Jolla, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-78SF02034
• OSTI ID: 6764493
• Report Number(s): DOE/SF/02034-T7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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