Nuclear production of hydrogen : Fourth Information Exchange Meeting, Oakbrook, Illinois, United States, 13-16 April 2009.
Hydrogen has the potential to play an important role as a sustainable and environmentally acceptable energy carrier in the 21st century. This report describes the scientific and technical challenges associated with the production of hydrogen using heat and/or electricity from nuclear power plants, w...
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| Corporate Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Paris :
Nuclear Energy Agency, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,
[2010]
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| Series: | Nuclear science.
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| Online Access: | OECD |
| Summary: | Hydrogen has the potential to play an important role as a sustainable and environmentally acceptable energy carrier in the 21st century. This report describes the scientific and technical challenges associated with the production of hydrogen using heat and/or electricity from nuclear power plants, with special emphasis on recent developments in high-temperature electrolysis and the use of different chemical thermodynamic processes. Economics and market analysis as well as safety aspects of the nuclear production of hydrogen are also discussed. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (464 pages) : illustrations (some colour). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| DOI: | 10.1787/9789264087156-en |