Using High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor for Seawater Desalination: Challenges and Opportunities. Issue 1 (November 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Al-Saud, Mishari; Chao, Fang
• Is Part Of: IOP conference series. Volume 581:Issue 1(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-11
• Subjects: Earth sciences -- Periodicals; Environmental sciences -- Congresses; Environmental sciences -- Periodicals; 550.5
• DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/581/1/012023
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1755-1307

Abstract

Abstract: Freshwater availability is a global concern. Thus seawater desalination became a variable solution to that issue. However, most desalination plants are powered by fossil-based energy. That fact drove many countries to find an alternative solution in which nuclear desalination became a consideration for many countries like Japan and Saudi Arabia. Different approaches were considered regarding nuclear-desalination, one of which using a High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor (HTR) as an energy source. This paper discusses the challenges and opportunities of using HTR as an energy source for commercial-scale desalination. The findings show the most critical challenges and opportunities related to the technological, economic, social, environmental, regulatory, and infrastructural aspects of HTR-Desalination.