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Nuclear Reactor Heat Extraction for Synthetic Fuel Plants

Lantgios, Iza Grace [Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)] (ORCID:0000000190818604)·Yoshiura, Ramon Ken [Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)] (ORCID:0000000319781313)·Rigby, Aidan C. [Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)] (ORCID:0000000195959860)·Williams, Logan David [Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)] (ORCID:0000000222738909)·Novotny, Vaclav [Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)] (ORCID:0000000176887929)·Choi, Byung-Hee [Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)] (ORCID:0000000334589661)·Popli, Nipun [Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)]·Mikkelson, Daniel Mark [Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)] (ORCID:0000000226236279)·Saeed, Rami M. [Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)] (ORCID:0000000236326884)
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This report looks at the viability and best approach when producing synthetic fuels using heat and power supplied by advanced nuclear energy systems. The report looks at a low temperature integration pathway with four types of advanced reactors: a pressurized water reactor (PWR), an advanced light water reactor (A-LWR), a sodium fast reactor (SFR), and a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR). A failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) of the coupling system between the nuclear plant and the synthetic fuel systems is performed with the goal of identifying the reliability of such a thermal delivery system. Furthermore, a high temperature pathway is investigated for synfuel coupling to determine if this is more efficient and more cost effective as a coupling approach.

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Lantgios, Iza Grace [Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)] (ORCID:0000000190818604), Yoshiura, Ramon Ken [Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)] (ORCID:0000000319781313), Rigby, Aidan C. [Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)] (ORCID:0000000195959860), Williams, Logan David [Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)] (ORCID:0000000222738909), Novotny, Vaclav [Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)] (ORCID:0000000176887929), Choi, Byung-Hee [Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)] (ORCID:0000000334589661), Popli, Nipun [Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)], Mikkelson, Daniel Mark [Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)] (ORCID:0000000226236279), Saeed, Rami M. [Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)] (ORCID:0000000236326884). 2025-07-31. Nuclear Reactor Heat Extraction for Synthetic Fuel Plants. https://doi.org/10.2172/3399436

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