High Temperature Reactor (HTR)

Do you have questions about future energy management in your processing plant? Are you an urban energy planner attempting to address the climate challenge? Do you advise the authorities and companies on strategic decisions concerning the future composition of the fuel mix? Do you have specific questions about High Temperature Reactors, or about the fuel and materials used in these systems?

NRG can guide you through the knowhow on the High Temperature Reactor. We are also involved in the development of the HTR.

NRG is the centre of expertise and research, and supplier of knowledge for the next generation of nuclear reactors. The HTR generates process heat and electricity on an industrial scale. Safely, without negative implications for the climate, free of fossil fuels and at an attractive price.

NRG is actively involved in researching and grading materials and fuels for the HRT. In our High Flux Reactor, we irradiate graphite to learn more about how this moderator behaves in a helium-cooled reactor. NRG is also studying the behaviour of materials in HTR fuel elements, such as coatings, which form an essential barrier to fission products from the fuel.

NRG is grading fuel for the Chinese government’s planned 2 x 250 MW HTR demonstration plant (HTR-PM) in Shandong province.

We are also working through the European Commission as part of a global forum for the development of the GEN IV HTR reactor. The goal of the forum is to combine the forces of different countries and exchange research results. Information on the Generation IV International Forum (GIF) can be found at www.gen-4.org

Background

The costs of fossil fuels, carbon dioxide emissions and geopolitical considerations have pushed the safe, sustainable and economically attractive Generation III nuclear reactor up the political agenda. Governments, industry and utilities are following its development with great interest.

NRG provides access to knowledge and research facilities for the development of Generation III nuclear reactors, right up to the grading of materials, components and fuel, thus helping create the basis for safe operations.

Further information from:

Sander de Groot
Phone: +31 (0)224 564 338
Email: s.degroot@nrg.eu

Arjan Vreeling
Phone: +31 (0)224 564 246
Email: vreeling@nrg.eu