The role and position of HTGR reactor technology in the development of the Russian energy

• Published in: Atomic energy (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2024, Vol.135 (3-4), p.135-141
• Main Authors: Rodionova, E. V., Balanin, A. L., Grol, A. V., Nevinitsa, V. A., Fomichenko, P. A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Air pollution; Alternative energy sources; Energy consumption; Energy industry; Evaporation; Force and energy; Greenhouse gases; Hadrons; Heating; Heavy Ions; High temperature; High temperature gas cooled reactors; Hydrocarbon fuels; Hydrogen; Hydrogen as fuel; Hydrogen production; Methane; Natural resources; Nuclear Chemistry; Nuclear Energy; Nuclear Physics; Nuclear reactors; Petrochemicals; Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Protection and preservation; Reactor technology; Reactors; Steam electric power generation; Supply and demand; Technology application; Temperature requirements; Thermal power; Thermoelectricity; Water conservation; Water purification
• ISSN: 1063-4258; 1573-8205
• DOI: 10.1007/s10512-024-01093-9

The article considers the possibility of using high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) technology for the needs of industrial heating, primarily for enterprises that require high-potential heat in technological processes and operate in a continuous cycle mode. The integral demand for the thermal power of HTGRs for the development of the metallurgical, petrochemical, chemical, and processing industries until 2100 is estimated. The potential of using thermal power for the needs of industrial hydrogen production by the method of the methane steam conversion is estimated. In addition to saving the natural resources of the hydrocarbon fuel currently used for heating, the introduction of HTGRs will ameliorate the environmental situation associated with emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases, as well as reducing the evaporation of purified water.