Assessment of high temperature nuclear energy storage systems for the production of intermediate and peak-load electric power

Technical Report · Mon Apr 18 00:00:00 EST 1977

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7213843· OSTI ID:7213843

Fox, E. C.; Fuller, L. C.; Silverman, M. D.

Increased cost of energy, depletion of domestic supplies of oil and natural gas, and dependence on foreign suppliers, have led to an investigation of energy storage as a means to displace the use of oil and gas presently being used to generate intermediate and peak-load electricity. Dedicated nuclear thermal energy storage is investigated as a possible alternative. An evaluation of thermal storage systems is made for several reactor concepts and economic comparisons are presented with conventional storage and peak power producing systems. It is concluded that dedicated nuclear storage has a small but possible useful role in providing intermediate and peak-load electric power.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 7213843
• Report Number(s): ORNL/TM-5821; TRN: 77-011300
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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