Published 1976
| Version v1
Journal article
The Thermos program for nuclear reactors specialized in district heating
Creators
- 1. Societe Technique pour l'Energie Atomique (Technicatome), Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires de Saclay, 91 - Gif-sur-Yvette (France)
Description
Many studies have been made in France on the use of nuclear heat for district heating. After a brief account of the problems raised by the use of thermal waste from big nuclear power stations, the quantitative and qualitative needs of heating networks are analyzed and the Thermos project described. This is a very robust reactor of the pool type, with an output of 100MW, supplying low-pressure water at 100 deg C. The advantages from the aspects of safety and economy are described, and the present state of the project and its possible developments summarized
Abstract (French)
L'utilisation de la chaleur nucleaire pour le chauffage urbain fait l'objet de nombreuses etudes en France. Apres avoir expose sommairement les problemes poses par l'utilisation des rejets thermiques des grandes centrales electronucleaires, on analyse les besoins quantitatifs et qualitatifs des reseaux de chauffage et on decrit le projet Thermos. Il s'agit d'un reacteur tres rustique, de type piscine, d'une puissance de 100MW, fournissant de l'eau basse-pression a 100 deg C. On precise ses avantages en surete et en economie, et on fait le point de l'etat actuel du projet et de ses developpements possiblesAdditional details
Additional titles
- Original title (French)
- Le programme Thermos de reacteurs nucleaires specialises dans le chauffage urbain
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Entropie
- Journal Volume
- 12
- Journal Issue
- 68
- Series
- Entropie.
- Journal Page Range
- 22-28
INIS
- Country of Publication
- France
- Country of Input or Organization
- France
- INIS RN
- 7279458
- Subject category
- S29: ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- DISTRICT HEATING; POOL TYPE REACTORS; PROCESS HEAT REACTORS
- Descriptors DEC
- HEATING; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS