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On energy storage options for small modular nuclear reactors
Branislav Vrban
Institute of Nuclear and Physical Engineering, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
Štefan Čerba
Institute of Nuclear and Physical Engineering, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
Jakub Lüley
Institute of Nuclear and Physical Engineering, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
Vendula Filová
Institute of Nuclear and Physical Engineering, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
Vladimír Nečas
Institute of Nuclear and Physical Engineering, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
Last modified:
2022-05-31
Abstract
The electricity grid comprising supply, distribution, and demand is continuously developing and utilizing the advantages of modern technologies. For the last decades the emphasis has been placed to renewable sources posing higher operational requirements on existing sources. As a result, current and future nuclear power plants are being called to operate more flexibly than ever before in the evolving electricity grid that looks very different than for which they were originally designed. In response to new requirements, intensive research is focused on energy storage technologies able to reduce costs and increase revenue via more stable operation and a combination of ancillary services. These technologies may be categorized into three forms of energy: chemical, mechanical, and hydrogen. This paper presents the results of a comprehensive literature survey trying to assess the deployment capabilities for the future electricity grid in Slovakia. The assessment of these energy storage systems starts from the requirements of the current fleet of reactors, such as VVER-440, but is focusing also on the aspects of small modular reactors (SMR).
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