The use of nuclear reactors for central heat supply and district heating

The report deals with the analysis of economic factors and engineering effectiveness of the use of nuclear reactors for centralized industrial and municipal heat supply. The report gives the appraisal of comparative economic effectiveness of the use of nuclear heat sources for centralized industrial and municipal heat supply, taking into consideration system effects that arise with their use in power engineering of a large industrial region. Possible changes in the volume of organic fuel, capital investments and accounting cost, necessary to satisfy the fixed needs of the said region in heat and electric energy, with the addition of nuclear sources of centralized heat supply to power engineering are analyzed. Also presented is the evaluation and analysis of the permissible rate of specific capital investment for the construction of nuclear heat sources, such that they may compete with the traditional sources. Different types of nuclear reactors and plants for combined power generation and district heating are considered