The Second Information Exchange Meeting on Nuclear Production of Hydrogen

Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, USA

2 - 3 October 2003

Agenda

2 October

09:00-09:15 Introduction

Introductory note by NEA (C. Nordborg, meeting secretariat)
Opening Address by Dr. Wade (Chairperson of the Organising Committee)
Welcome Address by ANL


Session I: The Role of Hydrogen in Energy Infrastructures and R&D Planning for Implementation

(1) 09:15-09:45 D. Scott
Back from the Future: To plan the best way nuclear can get us there

(2) 09:45-10:15 R. Brown
Critical Paths to the Post-Petroleum Age

Break

(3) 10:45-11:15 M. Tashimo, A. Kurosawa, K. Ikeda
Role of Nuclear Produced Hydrogen for Global Environment and Energy

(4) 11:15-11:45 M. Paster
The U.S. Department of Energy Program on Hydrogen Production

(5) 11:45-12:15 D. Henderson, P. Pickard, C. Park and J. Kotek
The U.S. Department of Energy's Research and Development Plan for the Use of Nuclear Energy for Hydrogen Production

Session II: Thermochemical Hydrogen Production Technologies

(6) 13:30-14:00 S. Goldstein
Theoretical approach of the efficiency of the Iodine_Sulphur cycle coupled to a High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor

(7) 14:00-14:30 X. Vitart, J.M. Borgard, S. Goldstein
Investigation of the I-S cycle for Massive Hydrogen Production

(8) 14:30-15:00 K. Onuki, S. Kubo, H. Nakajima, S. Higashi, S. Kasahara, S. Ishiyama and
H. Okuda
R&D on Thermochemical IS Process at JAERI

Break

(9) 15:30-16:00 R. Doctor, D. Wade, D. Matonis, N. Brockmeier, M. Mendelsohn and J. Molburg
Hydrogen Generation Using a Calcium-Bromine Thermochemical Water-Splitting Cycle

(10) 16:00-16:30 T. Nakagiri
Investigation on a new hydrogen production process for FBR

(11) 16:30-17:00 M. Lewis, M. Serban and J. Basco
Hydrogen Production Using a Low Temperature Thermochemical Cycle and 550°C


3 October

Session III: Electrochemical and Membrane Hydrogen Production Technologies

(12) 09:00-09:30 C. Forsberg, B. Bischoff, L. Mansur and L.Trowbridge
Nuclear Thermochemical Production of Hydrogen with a Lower-Temperature Iodine-Westinghouse-Ispra Sulfur Process

(13) 09:30-10:00 M. Hori, K. Kobayashi, K. Matsui, M. Tashimo and I.Yasuda
Synergistic Production of Hydrogen Using Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Energy
- Nuclear-Assisted Steam Reforming of Fossil Fuels -

(14) 10:00-10:30 J. Herring, P. Lessing, J. O'Brien, C. Stoots, J. Hartvigsen and S. Elangovan
Hydrogen Production through High-Temperature Electrolysis in a Solid Oxide Cell

Break

(15) 11:00-11:30 U. Balachandran, T. Lee, S. Wang and S. Dorris
Hydrogen Production by Water Dissociation using Mixed Conducting Membranes

(16) 11:30-12:00 Arkal Shenoy, Matt Richards and Ken Schultz
Coupling the Modular Helium Reactor to Hydrogen Production Processes


Session IV: Nuclear Plant Concepts for Hydrogen Production

(17) 13:30-14:00 S. Anghaie and B. Smith
Hydrogen Production with Fully Integrated Fuel Cycle Gas and Vapor Core Reactors

(18) 14:00-14:30 A. Miller and R. Duffey
Meeting the Near-Term Demand for Hydrogen using Nuclear Energy in Competitive Power Markets

(19) 14:30-15:00 Y. Inagaki, K. Onuki, T. Takeda, T. Nishihara, M. Ogawa and S. Shiozawa
Overview of HTTR Project on Hydrogen Production with HTGR

Break

(20) 15:30-16:00 M. Tashimo, M. Hori, I. Yasuda, Y. Shirasaki, K. Kobayashi
Advanced Design of FR-MR

(21) 16:00-16:30 A. Moisseytsev and D. Matonis
Integrated Heat Balance of STAR-H2 System for Hydrogen Production

(22) 16:30-17:00 P. Peterson, C. Forsberg and P. Pickard
Advanced CSiC composites for nuclear heat transport with the Advanced High Temperature Reactor


Session V: Discussion (Chaired by D. Wade)

  • OECD/NEA Activities Relevant to High Temperature Engineering and Nuclear Production of Hydrogen (Claes Nordborg)
  • Outline a brief report on Meeting Results and Recommendations to the Nuclear Science Committee


 

 


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