OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) · 2004 · 13 citations · 0 references
EngineeringChemical EngineeringNuclear EngineeringNuclear Safety AnalysisProcess SafetySafety EngineeringReaction Process DesignReactor DesignReactor Protection SystemsReactor SafeguardsSafe Process DesignTemperature Control In ReactorsHydrogen GenerationHydrogen SafetyNuclear Reactor DesignReactor Safety Analysis
Several concepts of new high temperature nuclear reactors are designed to generate electricity and hydrogen. Hydrogen processes envisaged here are sulfur iodine thermo-chemical process and high temperature electrolysis. Proximity of hydrogen generation is a safety challenge for nuclear reactor. This paper describes prevention and protection against hydrogen hazards as a function of inventories and type of operation of the processes. This study is important for the designers because long distance between reactor and hydrogen facility induces difficult technological equipment. (authors)