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Conference Article: Management system and potential markets for a HTR-GT plant

Abstract

This article will discuss some aspects which could be helpful to execute a HTR-GT study successfully: 1. The preferred type of organisation for such a study. In order to achieve a maximum of support in society and industry, a minimum of through life costing and a maximum of through life support. 2. The lead time needed for such studies i.e. the design, component testing, prototype testing, the required efficiency, the type of energy in quantity and quality, financial targets, controllability, maintainability and reliability. 3. The potential markets for the nuclear gasturbine driven energy plants in the low power range. Analyses of the markets will be explained from the user's point of view on why, when and how, for what purpose, in which power range, as well as how many units per application would be required.

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Reference:

Technical committee meeting on high temperature gas cooled reactor technology development. Johannesburg (South Africa). 13-15 Nov 1996.

International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)

IAEA-TECDOC--988, pp:117-130