HIGH
EFFICIENCY AND PLANT SIMPLICITY PRODUCE
LOW-COST ELECTRICITY AND MINIMIZE WASTE
LOW-COST ELECTRICITY AND MINIMIZE WASTE
ECONOMICS
- Dramatic system simplification combined with high efficiency results in impressively low power costs, even competing with those of natural gas-fired, combined-cycle systems
- Fewer systems and fewer parts significantly reduce the complexities of conventional reactor systems.
- Modularized, factory-controlled, serial production ensures industrial-type economy based on established learning curves, rather than elusive economies of scale.
- Simple systems based on passive and inherent safety characteristics and slow transient responses mean simpler licensing and reduced staffing needs.
CONSERVATION
The GT-MHR technology can help reduce fossil-fuel usage four ways:
- Nuclear-generated electricity saves fossil fuels.
- High temperature characteristics make the MHR ideal for supplying high-grade thermal energy for oil and gas-intensive industrial processes.
- Waste heat is at the ideal temperature for use in district heating.
- Inexpensive electricity can be used to charge electric vehicles, further saving gas and oil. Ultimately, the MHRÕs high temperature capability will make hydrogen and methanol economically attractive for transportation uses.
THE ENVIRONMENT
- The GT-MHR is free of the emissions associated with burning fossil fuels.
- Radioactive emissions from helium-cooled reactor plants are lower than those from comparably sized coal-fired plants.
- Worker radiation doses are significantly less than those from todayÕs nuclear power plants.
- MHR thermal discharge to the environment is low, due to the systemÕs high efficiency.
SYSTEMS THAT ARE ELIMINATED BY GT-MHR