1st Edition

Nuclear Hydrogen Production Handbook

Edited By Xing L. Yan, Ryutaro Hino Copyright 2011
    939 Pages 477 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    939 Pages 477 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Written by two leading researchers from the world-renowned Japan Atomic Energy Agency, the Nuclear Hydrogen Production Handbook is an unrivalled overview of current and future prospects for the effective production of hydrogen via nuclear energy. Combining information from scholarly analyses, industrial data, references, and other resources, this handbook illustrates hydrogen’s versatility and potential both as a sustainable energy carrier (e.g., fuel for vehicles and power generators) and as a feedstock material for industry (agriculture, oil, chemical, and steel, etc.).

    Packed with details about the science, engineering, and production involved in nuclear hydrogen generation, this handbook presents case studies that delve into:

    • Research results of hydrogen development programs sponsored by Japan, Argentina, China, Korea, the US and the EU, among others
    • Operational developments at major nuclear reactors
    • Cutting-edge hydrogen production systems and methods, including high-temperature electrolysis of steam and biomass gasification
    • Applications such as heat- and corrosion-resistant construction materials, chemical reactors, and heat exchangers, as well as thermochemical iodine-sulfur processes
    • Integrated process designs (including thermochemical and hybrid methods)
    • Nuclear hydrogen plant operation management and safety

    Far exceeding the limited introductory detail offered in other books on the topic, this reference offers an all-encompassing international perspective on nuclear hydrogen production. Addressing a wide range of pertinent technologies, scientific trends, and technical details, this resource will be a useful tool for readers at all levels of understanding.

    Section I: Hydrogen and Its Production from Nuclear Energy

    The Role of Hydrogen in the World Economy, R. Hino, K. Matsui, and X.L. Yan

    Nuclear Hydrogen Production: An Overview, X.L. Yan, S. Konishi, M. Hori, and R. Hino

    Section II: Hydrogen Production Methods

    Water Electrolysis, S. Kasahara

    Steam Electrolysis, R. Hino, K. Yamada, and S. Kasai

    Thermochemical Decomposition of Water, S. Kasahara and K. Onuki

    Conversion of Hydrocarbons, K. Verfondern and Y. Inagaki

    Biomass Method, J.-I. Hayashi

    Radiolysis of Water, R. Nagaishi and Y. Kumagai

     

    Section III: Nuclear Hydrogen Production Systems

    Water Reactor, C.W. Forsberg, K. Takase, and T. Nakatsuka

    High-Temperature Gas Reactor, X.L. Yan, R. Hino, and K. Ohashi

    Sodium Fast Reactor, T. Iwamura and Y. Inagaki

    Gas Fast Reactor, Y. Inagaki and T. Iwamura

    Fluoride Salt Advanced High-Temperature Reactor, P.F. Peterson and E.D. Blandford

    STAR-H2: A Pb-Cooled, Long Refueling Interval Reactor, D.C. Wade

    Fusion Reactor Hydrogen Production, Y. Wu and H. Chen

     

    Section IV: Applied Science and Technology

    High-Temperature Electrolysis of Steam, J.E. O’Brien, C.M. Stoots, and J.S. Herring

    Thermochemical Iodine–Sulfur Process, K. Onuki, S. Kubo, N. Tanaka, and Seiji Kasahara

    The Hybrid Sulfur Cycle, M.B. Gorensek and W.A. Summers

    Nuclear Coal Gasification, K. Verfondern

    Nuclear Steam Reforming of Methane, Y. Inagaki and K. Verfondern

    Hydrogen Plant Construction and Process Materials, S. Kubo and H. Sato

    Nuclear Hydrogen Production Process Reactors, A. Terada and H. Takegami

    Nuclear Hydrogen Production Plant Safety, T. Nishihara, Y. Tazawa, and Y. Inagaki

    Nuclear Hydrogen Plant Operations and Products, H. Sato and H. Ohashi

    Licensing Framework for Nuclear Hydrogen Production Plant, Y. Tazawa

     

    Section V: Worldwide Research and Development

    Hydrogen Production and Applications Program in Argentina, A.E. Bohé and H.E.P. Nassini

    Nuclear Hydrogen Production Development in China, J. Xu, P. Zhang, and B. Yu

    European Union Activities on Using Nuclear Power for Hydrogen Production, K. Verfondern

    HTTR-IS Nuclear Hydrogen Demonstration Program in Japan, N. Sakaba, H. Ohashi, and H. Sato

    Nuclear Hydrogen Project in Korea, W.J. Lee

    NGNP and NHI Programs of the U.S. Department of Energy, M. Richards and R. Buckingham

    International Development of Fusion Energy, S. Konishi

    Section VI: Appendices
    Appendix A: Chemical, Thermodynamic, and Transport Properties of Pure Compounds and Solutions, S. Kasahara

    Appendix B: Thermodynamic and Transport Properties of Coolants for Nuclear Reactors Considered for Hydrogen Production, S. Kasahara

    Index

    Biography

    Xing L. Yan and Ryutaro Hino both work for the Japan Atomic Energy Agency.

    Yan received his Ph.D from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He participated in the United States Department of Energy’s development program on the modular high-temperature gas-cooled reactor and contributed to the Energy Research Center of the Netherlands’ program for small high-temperature reactor cogeneration plant designs. At the JAEA, he has led the technical design and technology development for a commercial series of nuclear hydrogen production systems.

    Hino received his Ph.D from the University of Tokyo. He is the only researcher at the JAEA who has experience in all three leading nuclear hydrogen production methods under worldwide development: steam reforming of methane, high-temperature electrolysis, and thermochemical water splitting. He was awarded the 2007 Prize of the Atomic Energy Society of Japan for his contribution to the successful development of new ceramic heat exchangers used for high-temperature thermochemical hydrogen production.

    Nuclear hydrogen will be significant for a low carbon society. This book is excellent for the first step.
    —Dr. Yoshimi Okada, Chiyoda Corporation, Japan

    Hydrogen economy as an alternative energy source to reduce CO2 emission has been discussed for decades. The fact that nuclear hydrogen production is now almost reality is not widely known. This handbook gives us the most thorough review of the state of art of nuclear hydrogen, which could be used not only for scientific and technological communities, but also for the potential users to assess its reality.
    —Dr. Toru Ogawa, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan