Small Modular Reactors as Renewable Energy Sources
This book highlights Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) as a viable alternative to the Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs), which have been used as desalination plant energy sources. SMRs have lower investment costs, inherent safety features, and increased avail
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Small Modular Reactors as Renewable Energy Sources
Small Modular Reactors as Renewable Energy Sources
Bahman Zohuri
Small Modular Reactors as Renewable Energy Sources
Bahman Zohuri University of New Mexico Galaxy Advanced Engineering, Inc. Albuquerque, NM, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-92593-6 ISBN 978-3-319-92594-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92594-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018943130 © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
This book is dedicated to my grandson Darius Nikpour, my son Sasha Zohuri, and my two daughters Dr. Natasha Zohuri and Natalie Zohuri
Preface
The major growth in the electricity production industry in the last 30 years has centered on the expansion of natural gas power plants based on gas turbine cycles. The most popular extension of the simple Brayton gas turbine has been the combined cycle power plant with the Air-Brayton cycle serving as the topping cycle and the Steam-Rankine cycle serving as the bottoming cycle for new generation of nuclear power plants that are known as GEN-IV. The Air-Brayton cycle is an open-air cycle and the Steam-Rankine cycle is a closed cycle. The Air-Brayton cycle for a natural gas driven power plant must be an open cycle, where the air is drawn in from the environment and exhausted with the products of combustion to the environment. This technique is suggested as an innovative approach to Generation-IV International Forum (GIF) nuclear power plants in the form and type of small modular reactors (SMRs). The hot exhaust from the Air-Brayton cycle passes through a heat recovery stea
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