Nuclear process heat can become the energy of modern industry.
The Energy of Industry
The Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) has an innovative approach to producing the energy industry needs to meet the demands of a modern lifestyle. The use of nuclear heat to produce electricity could change the way energy is produced to meet commercial and consumer needs.
The high temperature gas-cooled reactor is well-suited for electricity production. The high temperature gas-cooled reactor is expected to be more efficient than current light water reactor nuclear power plants. The high temperature gas-cooled reactor could present significant advantages in places where the electric system infrastructure is not as well developed, smaller population centers are widely dispersed, or load growth is slower. The modular nature of the reactor would allow for power production in areas currently unsupported by an electrical grid, but don't have the same high economy of production as light water reactors.
The NGNP project will develop the technology for the commercialization of a new generation of nuclear plants. NGNP will demonstrate the commercial potential of the high temperature gas-cooled reactors and help establish the related technology. These high temperature gas-cooled reactor advanced nuclear plants can supply competitive, emission-free, high temperature process heat, electricity and/or hydrogen.
Learn how NGNP produces energy for these Industries:
More Information
- NGNP Engineering White Paper: Power Conversion System Trade Study, INL/EXT-07-12967, pg. 5
- Nuclear Systems I, Thermal Hydraulic Fundamentals, Neil E. Todreas, pg. 5
- HYDROGEN FACT SHEET - Hydrogen Production – Steam Methane Reforming (SMR) (.PDF)