scholarly journals CFCC development program. Commercial plant hot gas shrouded ducting evaluation (Task 2. 2)

1978 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Development Program ◽  
Hot Gas ◽  
Commercial Plant ◽  
Evaluation Task

scholarly journals The Nuclear Closed-Cycle Gas Turbine (HTGR-GT)—Dry Cooled Commercial Power Plant Studies

1981 ◽  
Vol 103 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin F. McDonald ◽  
Charles R. Boland
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Prestressed Concrete ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Primary System ◽  
Closed Cycle ◽  
High Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Major Power ◽  
Commercial Plant

Combining the modern and proven power conversion system of the closed-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) with an advanced high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) results in a power plant well suited to projected utility needs into the twenty-first century. The gas turbine HTGR (HTGR-GT) power plant benefits are consistent with national energy goals, and the high power conversion efficiency potential satisfies increasingly important resource conservation demands. Established technology bases for the HTGR-GT are outlined, together with the extensive design and development program necessary to commercialize the nuclear CCGT plant for utility service in the 1990s. This paper outlines the most recent design studies by General Atomic for a dry-cooled commercial plant of 800 to 1200 MW(e) power, based on both nonintercooled and intercooled cycles, and discusses various primary system aspects. Details are given of the reactor turbine system (RTS) and on integrating the major power conversion components in the prestressed concrete reactor vessel.

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