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Nuclear Tanker Producing Liquid Fuels From Air and Water: Applicable Technology for Land-Based Future Production of Commercial Liquid Fuels
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Energy and Sustainability Program, 2011-06-01)
Emerging technologies in CO[subscript 2] air capture, high temperature electrolysis, microchannel
catalytic conversion, and Generation IV reactor plant systems have the potential to create
a shipboard liquid fuel production ...
Nuclear Energy for Variable Electricity and Liquid Fuels Production: Integrating Nuclear with Renewables, Fossil Fuels, and Biomass for a Low- Carbon World
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Energy and Sustainability Program, 2011-09)
The world faces two energy challenges: (1) the national security and economic challenge of
dependence on foreign oil and (2) the need to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the burning
of fossil fuels to avoid climate ...
Nuclear Energy for Simultaneous Low-Carbon Heavy-Oil Recovery and Gigawatt-Year Heat Storage for Peak Electricity Production
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Energy and Sustainability Program, 2010-12)
In a carbon-constrained world or a world of high natural gas prices, the use of fossil-fueled power
plants to satisfy variable electricity demands may be limited. Nuclear power plants operating at
full capacity with ...
Conceptual Design of Nuclear-Geothermal Energy Storage Systems for Variable Electricity Production
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Energy and Sustainability Program, 2011-06)
Nuclear plants have high capital costs and low operating costs that favor base-load
operation. This characteristic of nuclear power has been a critical constraint that limits
the portion of nuclear power plants in a grid ...
An Alternative to Gasoline: Synthetic Fuels from Nuclear Hydrogen and Captured CO[subscript 2]
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Energy and Sustainability Program, 2007-04-01)
The motivation for this study stems from two concerns. The first is that carbon dioxide from
fossil fuel combustion is the largest single human contribution to global warming. The use of
nuclear power to produce hydrogen ...
Nuclear-Renewables Energy System for Hydrogen and Electricity Production
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Energy and Sustainability Program, 2011-06-01)
Climate change concerns and expensive oil call for a different mix of energy technologies.
Nuclear and renewables attract attention because of their ability to produce electricity
while cutting carbon emissions. However ...
Hydrogen Production for Steam Electrolysis Using a Supercritical CO[subscript 2]- Cooled Fast Reactor
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Energy and Sustainability Program, 2007-02-01)
Rising natural gas prices and growing concern over CO[subscript 2] emissions have intensified interest in alternative
methods for producing hydrogen. Nuclear energy can be used to produce hydrogen through
thermochemical ...
ATTRIBUTES OF A NUCLEAR-ASSISTED GAS TURBINE POWER CYCLE
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Energy and Sustainability Program, 2005-02-01)
By using a combination of a nuclear reactor, which emits no carbon dioxide, and a high efficiency
natural gas turbine combined cycle (NGCC), electric utilities can reduce their generation cost as
well as minimize the ...
OPTIMIZATION OF THE HYBRID SULFUR CYCLE FOR HYDROGEN GENERATION
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Energy and Sustainability Program, 2005-05-01)
The hybrid sulfur cycle (modified from the Westinghouse Cycle) for decomposing water into
oxygen and hydrogen is evaluated. Hydrogen is produced by electrolysis of sulfur dioxide and
water mixture at low temperature, ...
Nuclear Energy Options for Hydrogen and Hydrogen-Based Liquid Fuels Production
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Energy and Sustainability Program, 2003-09)
Nuclear energy can be used for hydrogen production through thermochemical or
electrochemical processes for splitting water (and/or steam) into its elemental parts. The
overall performance of alternative routes for using ...