DOE OSTI · 1963874
2022 FORCE Development Status Update
Abstract
Due to the rapidly changing nature of the energy landscape in both the U.S. and abroad, including the increase in non-dispatchable variable renewable energy (VRE) deployment and the abundance of carbonbased dispatchable fuels, the Integrated Energy Systems (IES) program under the Department of Energy (DOE) has been engaged in determining whether IES could assist in providing nuclear power plants (NPPs) with a viable strategy for achieving future economic competitiveness. This includes enhanced dispatch flexibility for NPPs, thanks to thermal and electrical storage technology as well as the generation of ancillary commodities such as hydrogen, desalinated water, and synthetic fuels from the heat generated by NPPs. The technical and economic viability of these systems is of primary concern to the IES program, with the intent of providing insight to the wider nuclear energy community at large.
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Talbot, Paul W, Cogliati, Joshua J, Hanna Bishara Hanna, Botros Naseif, Soto Gonzalez, Gabriel Jose, Bao, Han, McDowell, Dylan James. 2022-09-22. 2022 FORCE Development Status Update. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1963874
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