Non-electrical applications

In light of the IAEA plan to organise an international conference on Non-electric Applications of Nuclear Power Seawater Desalination, Hydrogen Production and Other Nuclear Applications in mid-2007, the participants recommended that the NEA Nuclear Science Committee organise its fourth meeting on the Nuclear Production of Hydrogen in 2008. 

KUPITZ, J., Role of IAEA in Non-Electric Applications of Nuclear Energy, Non-Electric Applications of Nuclear Energy, (Advisory Group Meeting, Jakarta, Indonesia, 1995), IAEA-TECDOC-923, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (1997) 119-131. 

J, R. Humphries, The Application of Nuclear Energy For Seawater Desalination The CANDESAL Nuclear Desalination System, a presentation at the IAEA Advisory Group Meeting on Non-Electric Applications of Nuclear Energy , Jakarta, 21-23 November 1995. 

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY. Non-electric Applications of Nuclear Energy . IAEA AGM Proceedings. Jakarta, November 1995. 

T3rpical non-electrical applications are fluid flow systems including oil flow, and general material transport. Presumably also traffic and communication systems can be analyzed by this method. In these cases the power flow model is replaced by the actual system model. The principle based on unit models can also be used in general probability and reliability calculations to build extremely large models. 

Silicone elastomers have exceptional stability to both high as well as low temperatures. Thus, silicone rubbers are quite flexible at temperatures as low as -60 to -70 °C. They do not seem to suffer much degradation up to 300 °C. Silicone resins find electrical and non electrical applications. Thus, these are used in the insulation of electrical equipment and for laminating printed circuit boards. 

Shenoy, A. 1995. Modular helium reactor for non-electric applications of nuclear energy. General Atomics, Document GA-A22701, November 1995. 

In addition to this, SMRs are a preferred option for non-electric applications that require a proximity to the customer (such as seawater desalination, district heating and other process heat applications). 

Expand partnerships and information exchange and facilitate collaborative research and development for beneficial uses of nuclear energy — including evolutionary and innovative technological developments for improved competitiveness, safety, proliferation resistance and waste reduction — particularly for developing countries in the areas of small and medium size reactors and non-electricity applications such as desalination, heat production and hydrogen production. ... 

IAEA-TECDOC-1485 [2] and this report incorporate the descriptions of features and approaches related to proliferation resistance and plant security (physical protection), fuel cycle and non-electrical applications, and outline non-technical factors and arrangements that could facilitate effective development and deployment of the presented SMRs. 

Design requirements for extreme levels of reliability and safety apply to the non-electric applications because of the necessity to site process heat sources close to population (and... 

About half of the concepts introduce new types of fuel and/or higher temperatures, and/or advanced energy conversion cycles designed to improve plant performance. These new features require further R D on both power plant and non-electric application technologies. 

Outline of the circuits, systems, and processes for non-electric applications Table of basic design data... 

The Package-Reactor is primarily designed to supply electricity and thermal power for non-electric applications as a stand-alone energy supply system for remote regions, where it is difficult to constmct long-distance power transmission and distribution facilities. 

Design and operating characteristics of systems for non-electric applications... 

An example of electricity demand change is shown in Fig. VIII-7. Figure VIII-8 illustrates possible variations in the production rate of energy of three types (electricity, low-temperature heat energy of the turbine exhaust steam, and higher temperature heat energy of the main steam) by such stand-alone system, as a function of the fraction of main steam taken off for non-electric applications. 

XII-2.3. Systems for non-electric applications No information was provided XII-2.4. Plant layout... 

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