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Conventional Reactors and Hydrogen Production

Frew, Bethany
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This talk provides a conceptual overview of nuclear-hydrogen hybridization, including results from a recent study evaluating the potential profit impacts of hybridizing a nuclear power plant to product hydrogen during low electricity price periods.

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Frew, Bethany. 2020-05-19. Conventional Reactors and Hydrogen Production. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1669397

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