ABSTRACT
Nuclear hydrogen production processes such as steam reforming of methane [1-4], thermochemical water decomposition [5-8], and high-temperature steam electrolysis [9-11] employ a wide range of thermal and chemical reactors and other equipment, for example a steam reformer (SR) or chemical decomposer, which are designed to meet safe and economical performance requirements. Typical requirements are structural integrity at service temperature and pressure that can approach to 900°C and 4 MPa, heat and resistance to corrosive process ¦uids, affordable material and fabrication cost, and sufŒcient life time. Since chemical reactors to utilize nuclear heat and electricity for
CONTENTS
22.1 Process Equipment Requirements ...................................................................................603 22.1.1 Steam Reforming Process .....................................................................................604 22.1.2 Thermochemical IS Process ..................................................................................605
