Repurposing Coal Power Plants with Nuclear Power Plants
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "B4: Nuclear Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2024 | Viewed by 758
Special Issue Editors
2. Research Center for Nuclear Engineering, Xiamen 361001, China
Interests: nuclear thermal hydraulics; nuclear power system development and analysis; nuclear safety
Interests: nuclear thermal hydraulics; nuclear reactor safety; nuclear power system development and analysis
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Interests: energy storage; hydrogen technologies; nuclear power; supercritical carbon dioxide; thermodynamic analysis; economic analysis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As global demand for carbon-free electricity increases and the trend of retiring coal power plant continues, coal-to-nuclear (C2N) transitions may prove an attractive pathway to minimize the cost of and schedule for the deployment of carbon-free electricity generation facilities.
The proposed Special Issue dedicated to “Repurposing Coal Power Plants with Nuclear Power Plants” focuses on the technical, political, economic, and environmental benefits of C2N transitions. It will cover C2N designs and operations, safety assessments, economic analyses, and policy issues. It will provide a forum to discuss and present recent and innovative research methodologies, results, technologies, experiments, and the best practices for C2N transitions. Papers that review and implement methodologies for assessing C2N fitness for service will also be welcome. This topic will also be included in the conference in Xiamen, China, on 27–28 April 2024, titled “Repower Summit Xiamen 2024”.
This Special Issue aims to present the latest developments and applications in C2N transitions.
Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:
- Design and operation;
- Safety assessment;
- Techno-economic analysis;
- Energy policy;
- Feasibility study.
It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript. Full papers, communications, and reviews are all welcome.
Dr. Yaoli Zhang
Prof. Dr. Jeong Ik Lee
Dr. Łukasz Bartela
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- coal power plant repurposing
- coal-to-nuclear transitions
- coal repowering
