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Application of current high-temperature reactor technology to hydrogen production is reviewed. The requirements and problems of matching a thermochemical hydrogen production cycle to a nuclear heat source are discussed. Possibilities for extending the temperature of reactors upward are outlined. The major engineering problem is identified as the development of a high-temperature process heat exchanger separating the nuclear heat source from the chemical process.
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LA-5456-MS, “Nuclear Heat and Hydrogen in Future Energy Utilization,” L. A. Booth and J. D. Balcomb, November 1973.
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Balcomb, J.D., Booth, L.A. (1975). High-Temperature Nuclear Reactors as an Energy Source for Hydrogen Production. In: Veziroğlu, T.N. (eds) Hydrogen Energy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2607-6_9
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