Using nuclear process heat to ease the growing energy demands.
Supply Meets Demand
The Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) project is the basis for a new generation of nuclear reactors that use high temperature gas-cooled reactor technology to provide industrial energy. These plants can supply hydrogen and process heat for enhanced oil recovery, refineries, coal-to-liquids and coal-to-gas plants, chemical plants and fertilizer production. Nuclear energy enhances the use of fossil fuel resources, thereby reducing dependence on imported petroleum and natural gas without emitting carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases. The same technology can be used as a high efficiency electricity generator.
The world around us is changing and we need to embrace different technology to meet the shifting economic and environmental demands. The NGNP and subsequent high temperature gas-cooled reactors can contribute significantly to sustainable industrial growth. These reactors can produce some essential industrial commodities, such as hydrogen, process heat and electricity. These plants can convert coal into useful industrial fuels without carbon dioxide emissions.
Renewable energy, fossil fuels and nuclear energy have important roles in keeping the products you need on store shelves, meeting your transportation demands and keeping your family safe and warm. Working together, these energy sources can do more to make sure your family has what it needs at a cost you can afford.