Coupling aspects of an MSF desalination plant and loss of electrical power generation of a nuclear power plant: case study
04 Oct 2004-International Journal of Nuclear Desalination (Inderscience Publishers)-Vol. 1, Iss: 3, pp 373-381
TL;DR: In this article, a case study of the coupling aspects of the MSF desalination plant with the existing nuclear power plant and gives an estimate of the loss of electrical power generation due to extraction of steam.
Abstract: Thermal desalination technologies are very energy intensive. The utilisation of nuclear energy for seawater desalination provides a safe, feasible and economic solution for the production of very good quality water. The Multi-Stage Flash (MSF) desalination plant of the Nuclear Desalination Demonstration Project (NDDP) of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India, is coupled with a nuclear power plant on the south east coast of India to share the common facilities and steam. The MSF desalination plant is under construction. This paper describes a case study of the coupling aspects of the MSF desalination plant with the existing nuclear power plant and gives an estimate of the loss of electrical power generation due to extraction of steam. Loss of electrical power is also compared with the Desalination Economic Evaluation Program (DEEP) of the IAEA.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the thermal coupling system analysis of a multi-stage flash desalination plant coupled to Madras Atomic Power Station at Kalpakkam is presented along with technical and safety aspects.
Abstract: When a nuclear reactor is used to supply steam for a desalination plant, the method of coupling has a significant technical and economic impact. The exact method of coupling depends on the type of reactor and the type of desalination plant. As a part of Nuclear Desalination Demonstration Project (NDDP), BARC has successfully commissioned a 4500 m 3 /day multi-stage flash desalination plant coupled to Madras Atomic Power Station at Kalpakkam. A desalination plant coupled to nuclear reactor of pressurised heavy water reactor type is a good example of dual-purpose nuclear desalination plant. This paper presents the thermal coupling system analysis of this plant along with technical and safety aspects.
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...The steam circuits of PHWR handles more steam per unit kWh (e) compared to fossil fuelled plants thereby giving higher desalination capacity (Adak and Tewari, 2004)....
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