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Use of the HTGR as a major supplier of electric energy has been established. However, the total market for energy forms other than electricity is large and represents a new potential use for nuclear reactors. Of the many ways an HTGR can be applied to a chemical process to produce hydrogen, two are discussed in detail herein. One is for steam hydrocarbon reforming, which might be considered a thermochemical open cycle process; and the other is water-splitting—a thermochemical closed cycle process.
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Quade, R.N., McMain, A.T. (1975). Hydrogen Production with a High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor (HTGR). In: Veziroğlu, T.N. (eds) Hydrogen Energy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2607-6_10
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