An option for integration of Carnot Battery into a small Nuclear Power Plant

This article proposes a combination of nuclear power plant and grid-scale energy storage, classified as Carnot battery. The electric heater heats molten salts when excess electricity is available in the grid. The steam that is produced in a small modular nuclear reactor is heated with hot molten sal...

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Main Authors: Borissova Ana, Popov Dimityr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2020-01-01
Series:E3S Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2020/67/e3sconf_fpepm2020_01027.pdf