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Case Study: Hybridizing Nuclear Energy Systems in the U.S.

Ruth, Mark F. (ORCID:0000000218380617)
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This case study was presented at the ICTP-IAEA VIRTUAL Course on Nuclear-Renewable Integrated Energy Systems: Phenomenology, Research and Development. It provides preliminary results on an analysis of hybridizing the two nuclear power plants owned by Xcel Energy and located in Minnesota. The analysis extends previous analyses that provided only price-taker results. Those assume adjusting the generation sold to the grid does not impact locational marginal electricity prices nor do they estimate impacts on the total net cost to serve the load. This presentation summarizes the new technique that was developed to both optimize the size and operations of the hybridized system and the resulting impacts on the grid when it is operated optimally.

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Ruth, Mark F. (ORCID:0000000218380617). 2022-01-27. Case Study: Hybridizing Nuclear Energy Systems in the U.S.. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1843358

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