1. Bragg-Sitton - Nuclear Supported Industrial APplication (District Energy & H2) small.pdf

1、Nuclear Supported Industrial Applications:Operational Experience for District Energy and Hydrogen ProductionShannon Bragg-SittonIdaho National LaboratoryChair,GIF Task Force on Nonelectric Applications of Nuclear HeatPresented on behalf of industryWorkshop on Non-Electric and Hybrid Applications of

2、Nuclear EnergyBusan,Republic of KoreaApril 26,2024GEN IV International ForumPast experience in operational nuclear cogeneration,as summarized by Gen-IV International Forum signatory countries UK Calder Hall Magnox(heat supported onsite nuclear fuel plant,shut down in 2003)Norway Halden BWR(steam for

3、 the Saugbrugs paper factory,shut down in 2018)Switzerland Gsgen PWR(transport of steam over 2 km to a cardboard factory)Canada Bruce A CANDU(district and industrial heating,cogeneration stopped in 1997)Germany Stade PWR(salt refinery,nuclear plant shut down in 2003)Switzerland Beznau(district heati

4、ng)Various Eastern European countries(district heating)200 reactor-years operating experience with seawater desalination(mostly Japan,India,Kazakhstan;MSF,MED,RO technologies)See Summary Report from the GIF NEANH Virtual Workshop and Information Exchange on Development of Cogeneration Applications o

5、f Gen IV Nuclear Technologies,July 2022.Nuclear Supported District EnergyGEN IV International ForumDistrict heating using the Beznau nuclear power plant The Beznau nuclear power plant in Switzerland has been supplying RegionaleFernwrme Unteres Aaretal(REFUNA)with inexpensive energy for over 30 years

6、.REFUNA supplies industry,trade and residents of 11 municipalities in the region with heat from the Beznau NPP.REFUNA delivers an average of about 170 GWh of thermal energy per year to over 2600 customers.12,000 tonnes of fuel oil and approximately 45,000 tonnes of CO2 saved annually.4Source: GEN IV