Hydrogen Production from Nuclear Energy

• Main Authors: Naterer, Greg F. (Author), Dincer, Ibrahim (Author), Zamfirescu, Calin (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Renewable energy resources.; Nuclear energy.; Nuclear chemistry.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Nuclear engineering.; Nuclear Engineering.; Nuclear Energy.; Nuclear Chemistry.; Renewable and Green Energy.

With the resurgence of nuclear power around the world, and the increasingly important role of hydrogen as a clean energy carrier, the utilization of nuclear energy for large-scale hydrogen production will have a key role in a sustainable energy future. Co-generation of both electricity and hydrogen...

Table of Contents:

• Hydrogen as a Clean Energy Carrier
• Role of Nuclear Energy for Hydrogen Production
• Status of Nuclear Hydrogen Programs in the World
• Water Electrolysis
• High Temperature Electrolysis
• Thermochemical Sulfur Cycles
• Thermochemical Copper-Chlorine Cycle
• Advanced Nuclear Reactor Concepts and Designs
• Economics and Market Analysis
• Safety Aspects of Nuclear Hydrogen Production.