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Conference Article: High temperature process heat application of nuclear energy in China

Abstract

According to a preliminary forecast of energy demand, China will face liquid fuel shortage in the middle of next century, a large part of liquid fuel supply would be dependent on coal conversion. Considering the environment pollution and save of precious coal resource, the nuclear coal conversion is a favorable process. According to the requirement, a R&D programme of HTR based on high temperature application has been launched in China. A project of 10 MW High Temperature Reactor Test Module (HTR10-TM), which is designed as a multipurpose test module, was approved by the State Science and Technology Commission as well as the State Council of China. The start of construction of the test HTR is planed in the beginning of 1994. A R&D programme of nuclear coal conversion process is being performed parallelly.

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Reference:

Technical committee meeting on high temperature applications of nuclear energy. Oarai (Japan). 19-20 Oct 1992

International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)

IAEA-TECDOC--761, pp:42-46