Assessment Of Generation IV Reactors Secondary System For Hydrogen Production

ASSESSMENT OF GENERATION IV REACTORS SECONDARY SYSTEM FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION
Ign. Djoko Irianto
Center for Reactor Technology and Nuclear Safety – BATAN
Kompleks Puspiptek Serpong, Tangerang Selatan
ABSTRACT
ASSESSMENT OF GENERATION IV REACTORS SECONDARY SYSTEM FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION. Nuclear power plans (NPP) is one of electrical generation plans which are environmental friendly. It means that NPP does not release exhaust gases contaminating environment. Continuous and increasing demand of clean energy quantitatively triggers the development of the next generation of nuclear energy systems (NES), which have to fulfill several criteria, such as economic, sustainable, safe and reliable, proliferation resistant and have physical protection concept. Nowadays, Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems consist of Gas-cooled Fast Reactor (GFR), Lead-cooled Fast Reactor (LFR), Molten Salt Reactor (MSR), Sodium-cooled Fast Reactor (SFR), Super-Critical-cooled Water Reactor (SCWR), and Very High Temperature Reactor (VHTR). The application of the next generation of nuclear reactor designs or Generation IV reactors has been diversified including electricity and non-electricity. One of non electricity applications is the use of nuclear power plant for hydrogen production. There are three methods underlying the hydrogen production processes : water electrolysis, steam reforming of methane, and sulfur-iodine cycle. Parameters of efficiency, outlet temperature of secondary system, and other characteristics of secondary system make the combination of VHTR and steam reforming of methane process or VHTR and sulfur-iodine cycle process become good alternative for hydrogen production installation.
Keywords : Gen.IV Reactors, Secondary System, Hydrogen Production, VHTR, .
Published : 2007, Technical Report, Proceeding "PRESENTASI ILMIAH TEKNOLOGI KESELAMATAN NUKLIR XIII", ISSN No. : 1410-0533