Canada's program on nuclear hydrogen production and the thermochemical Cu-Cl cycle

G. F. Naterer, S. Suppiah, L. Stolberg, M. Lewis, Z. Wang, V. Daggupati, K. Gabriel, I. Dincer, M. A. Rosen, P. Spekkens, S. N. Lvov, M. Fowler, P. Tremaine, J. Mostaghimi, E. B. Easton, L. Trevani, G. Rizvi, B. M. Ikeda, M. H. Kaye, L. LuI. Pioro, W. R. Smith, E. Secnik, J. Jiang, J. Avsec

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Abstract

This paper presents an overview of the status of Canada's program on nuclear hydrogen production and the thermochemical copper-chlorine (Cu-Cl) cycle. Enabling technologies for the Cu-Cl cycle are being developed by a Canadian consortium, as part of the Generation IV International Forum (GIF) for hydrogen production with the next generation of nuclear reactors. Particular emphasis in this paper is given to hydrogen production with Canada's Super-Critical Water Reactor, SCWR. Recent advances towards an integrated lab-scale Cu-Cl cycle are discussed, including experimentation, modeling, simulation, advanced materials, thermochemistry, safety, reliability and economics. In addition, electrolysis during off-peak hours, and the processes of integrating hydrogen plants with Canada's nuclear plants are presented.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)10905-10926
Number of pages22
JournalInternational Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume35
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2010

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Fuel Technology
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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