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Indian High Temperature Reactor (IHTR):
http://www.barc.gov.in/publications/nl/2010/2010091015.pdf
In India, high temperature reactor development
programme was initiated because of a need to
develop alternate energy carrier to substitute fossil
fuel based transport fuel [1]. Hydrogen production
processes by thermo-chemical splitting of water
need either electricity or process heat at high
temperature, or both depending upon the process
of hydrogen production selected. High temperature
nuclear reactors have a large potential for sustainably
supplying energy for these hydrogen production
processes at required high temperature conditions.
BARC is currently developing high temperature
nuclear reactors capable of supplying process heat
at a temperature around 1000 ºC. Presently,
technology development for a small power Compact
High Temperature Reactor (CHTR) capable of
supplying high temperature process heat at
1000 ºC is being carried out. In addition, preliminary
design of a 600 MWth reactor, capable of supplying
heat at 1000 ºC for large scale hydrogen production,
is in progress.
http://www.barc.gov.in/publications/nl/2010/2010091015.pdf
In India, high temperature reactor development
programme was initiated because of a need to
develop alternate energy carrier to substitute fossil
fuel based transport fuel [1]. Hydrogen production
processes by thermo-chemical splitting of water
need either electricity or process heat at high
temperature, or both depending upon the process
of hydrogen production selected. High temperature
nuclear reactors have a large potential for sustainably
supplying energy for these hydrogen production
processes at required high temperature conditions.
BARC is currently developing high temperature
nuclear reactors capable of supplying process heat
at a temperature around 1000 ºC. Presently,
technology development for a small power Compact
High Temperature Reactor (CHTR) capable of
supplying high temperature process heat at
1000 ºC is being carried out. In addition, preliminary
design of a 600 MWth reactor, capable of supplying
heat at 1000 ºC for large scale hydrogen production,
is in progress.
