The ARCHER project (Advanced High-Temperature Reactors for Cogeneration of Heat and Electricity R&amp;D)

Knol, S.; Fütterer, Michael A.; Roelofs, F.; Kohtz, N.; Laurie, M.; Buckthorpe, Derek; Scheuermann, Walter

doi:10.1016/j.nucengdes.2016.03.014

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“…Worldwide already sixty-seven nuclear reactors are being operated in cogeneration mode, satisfying district heating, desalination, and industrial process heat demands [99]. Nuclear cogeneration can satisfy process heat demand requiring steam at temperatures up to 550 °C [100]. This process heat has the highest potential in the chemical, refinery, paper, metal, and bioenergy industrial sectors with small capacities (i.e., 50-250 MWth) [101].…”

Section: Nuclear Cogenerationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Analyzing the Techno-Economic Role of Nuclear Power in the Transition to the Net-Zero Energy System of the Netherlands Using the IESA-Opt-N Model

Fattahi¹,

Sijm²,

Broek³

et al. 2022

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Intending to analyze the role of nuclear power in an integrated energy system, we used the IESA-Opt-N cost minimization model focusing on four key themes: system-wide impacts of nuclear power, uncertain technological costs, flexible generation, and cross-border electricity trade. We demonstrate that the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) alone should not be used to demonstrate the economic feasibility of a power generation technology. For instance, under the default techno-economic assumptions, particularly the 5% discount rate and exogenous electricity trade potentials, it is cost-optimal for the Netherlands to invest in 9.6 GWe nuclear capacity by 2050. However, its LCOE is 34 €/MWh higher than offshore wind. Moreover, we found that nuclear power investments can reduce demand for variable renewable energy sources in the short term and higher energy independence (i.e., lower imports of natural gas, biomass, and electricity) in the long term. Furthermore, investing in nuclear power can reduce the mitigation costs of the Dutch energy system by 1.6% and 6.2% in 2040 and 2050, and 25% lower national CO2 prices by 2050. However, this cost reduction is not significant given the odds of higher nuclear financing costs and longer construction times. In addition, this study has shown that lower financing costs (e.g., EU taxonomy support) considerably reduce the relevance of nuclear cost uncertainties on its investments. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the economic feasibility of national nuclear power investments can vary considerably depending on the cross-border electricity trade assumptions. Additionally, we found that lowering the cost of small modular reactors has more impact on their economic feasibility than increasing their generation flexibility. In conclusion, under the specific assumptions of this study, nuclear power can play a complementary role (in parallel to the wind and solar power) in supporting the Dutch energy transition from the sole techno-economic point of view.

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Section: Nuclear Cogenerationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Analyzing the Techno-Economic Role of Nuclear Power in the Transition to the Net-Zero Energy System of the Netherlands Using the IESA-Opt-N Model

Fattahi¹,

Sijm²,

Broek³

et al. 2022

Preprint

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“…. fleet, because of the large associated volumes and large amounts of steel for the containers" (Knol et al 2015).…”

Section: Wastementioning

confidence: 99%

“…It has operated only intermittently and has not demonstrated key pebble-bed systems and safety features. The reactor only ran at full power for a brief period, and major features of the all-important system for on-line fuel loading/discharge/reloading had not been used by 2015, as the reactor core had still not achieved equilibrium (steady-state) operation at that time (Knol et al 2015).…”

Section: Performance Demonstration: the Necessity Of Prototype Testingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Performance Demonstration: the Necessity Of Prototype Testingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In addition, safety tests that had been planned at the HTR-10 in a collaborative program with the European Commission, including a melt-wire test to validate temperature calculations, were never carried out (Knol et al 2015). This was due in part to China's preoccupation with designing and building the HTR-PM commercial demonstration (Knol et al 2015). In retrospect, China's decision to proceed with the now-delayed HTR-PM without first undertaking a full complement of testing and demonstrating reliable equilibrium operation at the HTR-10 is probably a mistake that the United States should not repeat.…”

Section: Performance Demonstration: the Necessity Of Prototype Testingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The ARCHER project (Advanced High-Temperature Reactors for Cogeneration of Heat and Electricity R&D)

Cited by 6 publications

References 2 publications

Analyzing the Techno-Economic Role of Nuclear Power in the Transition to the Net-Zero Energy System of the Netherlands Using the IESA-Opt-N Model

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"Advanced" isn't Always Better: Assessing the Safety, Security, and Environmental Impacts of Non-Light-Water Nuclear Reactors

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