| There
is a cleaner, more economical, and much safer way to generate
electricity. The Gas Turbine-Modular Helium Reactor (GT-MHR)
is a new turbine generating system powered by a passively-safe
nuclear reactor. It eliminates the need to make steam to produce
electricity, and frees us from the pollution and waste of fossil-fuel
generating plants. It could also strengthen our energy security
and help to reduce our billion dollar a week deficit for foreign
oil. |
| By
capitalizing on late 20th century technologies, the GT-MHR achieves
high efficiency with a compact operating system and elegant
simplicity. The gas turbine power cycle is far superior to the
century-old steam plant technology employed in all other nuclear
plant designs. The super-safe GT-MHR power plant includes one
or more modular units in underground silos, each containing
a reactor vessel and a power-production vessel. |
| Because
helium is naturally inert and single-phase, the helium-cooled
reactor can operate at much higher temperatures than today’s
conventional nuclear plants. The higher the turbine’s operating
temperature, the more efficient the plant becomes. . . mandated
by the laws of thermodynamics. To this is added the efficiency
of the helium directly driving the turbine, instead of having
to go through a large heat exchanger to produce steam. |
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The
combination of the MHR and the gas turbine represents the
ultimate in simplicity, safety and economy. The reactor coolant
directly drives the turbine which turns the generator. This
allows costly and failure prone steam generating equipment
to be eliminated.
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No corrosion-caused leaks
• No corrosion-caused reduction in operating life
• No stress corrosion-caused structural failures
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