In cooperation with the Iranian Nuclear Society

Document Type : Scientific Note

Authors

Department of Energy Engineering and Physics, Amirkabir University of Technology, P.O.Box: 15875-4413, Tehran – Iran

Abstract

This paper provides a techno-economic assessment of coupling VVER-1000 Power Plants and hybrid desalination processes, including MED-TVC and RO systems, with a total 100,000 m3/day freshwater capacity. DEEP and DE-TOP tools initially developed by IAEA for evaluating nuclear desalination projects are used here. To reduce the environmental effect of rejecting waste brine and increasing the efficiency of the RO system, in the proposed hybrid desalination system, the waste of MED-TVC is used as the feed water of the RO system. DE-TOP obtained the most efficient extraction steam point to supply MED-TVC system with 90MWth at the point with a pressure of 1.1 MPa and mass flux of 121 kg/s. An intermediate circuit is considered to ensure there will be no contamination into the produced water to comply with IAEA safety requirements. In this manner, the power plant's cogeneration efficiency reaches 33% to 34%. Furthermore, the financial results show freshwater's levelized cost is almost 1.06 $/m3.

Highlights

1. G. Locatelli, et al, Cogeneration: An option to facilitate load following in Small Modular Reactors, Prog. Nucl. Energy., 97, 153 (2017). doi: 10.1016/j. pnucene.2016.12.012.
 
2.   IAEA, Introduction of Nuclear Desalination-Technical Reports Series No. 400, (IAEA, Vienna, 2000).
 
3.   Al-Othman. Amani, et al., Nuclear desalination: A state-of-the-art review, Desalination., 457, 39 (2019). doi: 10.1016/j.desal.2019.01.002.
 
4.   J. Miller, Review of water resources and desalination technologies, Sandia Natl. Lab. Report, SAND., 800, 3 (2003).
 
5.   Shannon Omari Liburd, Solar-driven humidification dehumidification desalination for potable use in haiti, (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010).
 
6.   A. Al-Karaghouli, L.L. Kazmerski, Energy consumption and water production cost of conventional and renewable-energy-powered desalination processes, Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev., 24, 343 (2013). doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2012. 12. 064.

 

7.   H.T. El-Dessouky, M.E. Hisham, Fundamentals of Salt Water Desalination, (Elsevier, 2002).
 
8. Sadeghi Khashayar, et al., Comprehensive techno-economic analysis of integrated nuclear power plant equipped with various hybrid desalination systems, Desalination., 493, 150 (2020). doi: 10.1016/j. desal.2020.114623.
 
9.   K.C. Kavvadias, I. Khamis, The IAEA DEEP desalination economic model: a critical review, Desalination, 257, 150 (2010).
 
10. N. Xoubi, Economic assessment of nuclear electricity from VVER-1000 reactor deployment in a developing country, Energy., 175, 14 (2019). doi: 10.1016/j. energy.2019.03.071.
 
11. Nuclear Energy Agency and International Energy Agency, Projected Costs of Generating Electricity 2020. NEA. 112 (2020).
 
12. AEOI, Final Safety Analysis Report, Moscow, (2007).

 

Keywords

1. G. Locatelli, et al, Cogeneration: An option to facilitate load following in Small Modular Reactors, Prog. Nucl. Energy., 97, 153 (2017). doi: 10.1016/j. pnucene.2016.12.012.
 
2.   IAEA, Introduction of Nuclear Desalination-Technical Reports Series No. 400, (IAEA, Vienna, 2000).
 
3.   Al-Othman. Amani, et al., Nuclear desalination: A state-of-the-art review, Desalination., 457, 39 (2019). doi: 10.1016/j.desal.2019.01.002.
 
4.   J. Miller, Review of water resources and desalination technologies, Sandia Natl. Lab. Report, SAND., 800, 3 (2003).
 
5.   Shannon Omari Liburd, Solar-driven humidification dehumidification desalination for potable use in haiti, (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010).
 
6.   A. Al-Karaghouli, L.L. Kazmerski, Energy consumption and water production cost of conventional and renewable-energy-powered desalination processes, Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev., 24, 343 (2013). doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2012. 12. 064.
 
7.   H.T. El-Dessouky, M.E. Hisham, Fundamentals of Salt Water Desalination, (Elsevier, 2002).
 
8. Sadeghi Khashayar, et al., Comprehensive techno-economic analysis of integrated nuclear power plant equipped with various hybrid desalination systems, Desalination., 493, 150 (2020). doi: 10.1016/j. desal.2020.114623.
 
9.   K.C. Kavvadias, I. Khamis, The IAEA DEEP desalination economic model: a critical review, Desalination, 257, 150 (2010).
 
10. N. Xoubi, Economic assessment of nuclear electricity from VVER-1000 reactor deployment in a developing country, Energy., 175, 14 (2019). doi: 10.1016/j. energy.2019.03.071.
 
11. Nuclear Energy Agency and International Energy Agency, Projected Costs of Generating Electricity 2020. NEA. 112 (2020).
 
12. AEOI, Final Safety Analysis Report, Moscow, (2007).