Technical and economic aspects of a nuclear power engineering plant for hydrogen production

The implementation of an investment project for the construction of a nuclear power engineering plant with high-temperature gas-cooled reactors and chemical engineering facilities for the production of hydrogen-containing products according to hydrocarbon reforming method represents a major development task in the field of hydrogen technologies. The product line of a nuclear power engineering plant consists of hydrogen, ammonia, and carbamide. The final product will be determined by the consumer. For effective technical and design solutions, enterprises cooperate to conduct research and development work on fuel, graphite, high-temperature materials, manufacture elements and components of the main reactor plant equipment, and verify calculation codes, at the same time as developing a regulatory framework and concept for the management of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste. As well as reviewing the main technical solutions for the project of a four-unit nuclear power engineering plant with high-temperature gas-cooled reactors and chemical engineering facilities for large-scale hydrogen production, the present article provides an estimate of the hydrogen cost price at various prices for natural gas, taking into account the stages of production, liquefaction, transportation, and storage.