Research and Development in support of the GEMINI Initiative

Project Information

GEMINI Plus

Grant agreement ID: 755478

DOI

10.3030/755478

Project closed

EC signature date 3 June 2017

Start date 1 September 2017

End date 28 February 2021

Funded under

• Euratom

Total cost

€ 4 409 974,55

EU contribution

€ 3 960 581,50

Coordinated by

NARODOWE CENTRUM BADAN JADROWYCH
Poland

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (20)

"Suitability of dynamic HTSE for coupling with an HTGR in view of ""peak shaving"""

Review of helium turbomachinery, piping, valves and other technologies for power conversion and heat transport

GEMINI+ Communication toolkit (web and communication, dissemination, exploitation & knowledge transfer plan)

Concept of a HES for a concrete application in the Polish industry context

Compilation and evaluation of non-conventional hybrid energy options

Feasibility of realistic load following with HTGR in cogeneration mode

Project Quality Plan

Advanced instrumentation options for cogeneration HTGR

Test and assessment of advanced structural materials and instrumentation

Applications and market for process heat beyond 550C achievable with HTGR technology

Feasibility study for the use of a pre-stressed cast iron vessel

Market requirements, technical feasibility, required economic boundary conditions for HES

Advanced power conversion options and related technology development needs

Final requirements, assumptions and constraints for GEMINI+ high temperature nuclear cogeneration system

Use of HTGR process heat with catalysts for dry reforming of methane using CO2 to syngas for the chemical industry

Hydrocarbon or ammoniac synthesis for HTGR energy system integration

Assessment of the adequacy of the selected site for demonstration of nuclear cogeneration with the GEMINI+ system

Preliminary requirements, assumptions and constraints for GEMINI+ high temperature nuclear cogeneration system

Proceedings of the final GEMINI+ workshop

Use of HTGR process heat for nitrogen fertilizers and chemical products

Publications

Conference proceedings (12)

Analysis of Air Ingress Scenario in Gemini+ Plant

Author(s): M.M. Stempniewicz, E.A.R. de Geus, F. Roelofs, N.B. Siccama, M. Skrzypek, E. Skrzypek, J. Malesa, P. Vacha, J. Pokorny, C. Pohl, N. Kohtz
Published in: Accepted paper for Proc. International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-19), Issue Brussels, Belgium, March 6-11, 2022, 2022
Publisher: not available yet

The GEMINI+ Project: Paving the Way for early Demonstration and Deployment of Industrial Nuclear Cogeneration

Author(s): Dominique Hittner, Grzegorz Wrochna, Christoph Pohl, John Lillington, Michael A. Fütterer, Wojciech Brudek, Chloé Chavardes
Published in: Proc. ICAPP 2019, Issue 12-15 May 2019, 2019
Publisher: ICAPP

https://www.ebooks.ktu.lt/einfo/1526/tarptautines-jaunuju-tyreju-konferencijos-pramones-inzinerija-2020-pranesimu-medziaga/

Author(s): Pabarčius R., A. Slavickas, Operating window of nuclear cogeneration in EU fertilizers industry
Published in: International Young Researchers Conference “INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING 2020”. Notification material, May 14, 2020, Kaunas, Lithuania, Issue May 14, 2020, 2020, Page(s) p. 185-192, ISSN 2538-6727
Publisher: Kaunas University of Technology
DOI: 10.5755/e01.2538-6727.2020

Nuclear Process Heat Application Options: Highlights from the European GEMINI+ project

Author(s): M. A. Fütterer, R. Pabarcius, S. Hübner, L. Pieńkowski, W. Brudek, B. Chmielarz, M. Šilhan
Published in: Accepted paper for Proc. of International Conference on High Temperature Reactor Technology HTR 2021, Issue Virtual Conference, Indonesia, June 2-4, 2021, 2021
Publisher: not available yet

Integración del sistema GEMINI+ HTGR en la Industria

Author(s): Amezcua Pérez, Víctor
Published in: Sociedad Nuclear Española, Issue Annual, 2019
Publisher: Sociedad Nuclear Española

Technoeconomic analysis of High Temperature Reactors for industrial applications in Poland

Author(s): B. Chmielarz, A. Bredimas, C. Herpson
Published in: Accepted paper for Proc. of International Conference on High Temperature Reactor Technology HTR 2021, Issue Virtual Conference, Indonesia, June 2-4, 2021, 2021
Publisher: not available yet

Unprotected PLOFC Scenario in GEMINI+ Plant

Author(s): M.M. Stempniewicz, E.A.R. de Geus, E.Y. Garcia Servantes, F. Roelofs, J.C. Kuijper, M. Skrzypek, E. Skrzypek, J. Malesa, D. Muszyński, C. Pohl, N. Kohtz
Published in: Accepted paper for Proc. International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-19), Issue Brussels, Belgium, March 6-11, 2022, 2022
Publisher: not available yet

Comparison of Thermal Hydraulic MELCOR and SPECTRA Calculations for PLOFC and DLOFC Scenarios

Author(s): M.M. Stempniewicz, M. Skrzypek, E. Skrzypek, J. Malesa
Published in: Accepted paper for Proc. International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-19), Issue Brussels, Belgium, March 6-11, 2022, 2022
Publisher: not available yet

Implementation of a Simplified Thermal-Hydraulic Feedback Calculator for More Accurate Neutronics for the GEMINI+ Reactor Design

Author(s): D. Muszyński, J.C. Kuijper, Stempniewicz, E.A.R. de Geus
Published in: Accepted paper for Proc. International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-19), Issue Brussels, Belgium, March 6-11, 2022, 2022
Publisher: not available yet

GEMINI+ Core Thermal-Hydraulic Design

Author(s): M.M. Stempniewicz, E.A.R. de Geus, F. Roelofs, J.C. Kuijper, D. Muszyński, E. Skrzypek, M. Skrzypek, J. Malesa, C. Pohl, N. Kohtz
Published in: Accepted paper for Proc. International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-19), Issue Brussels, Belgium, March 6-11, 2022, 2022
Publisher: not available yet

Neutronics for the GEMINI+ HTGR

Author(s): Jim C. Kuijper, Dominik Muszynski
Published in: Accepted paper for Proc. of International Conference on High Temperature Reactor Technology HTR 2021, Issue Virtual Conference, Indonesia, June 2-4, 2021, 2021
Publisher: not available yet

Study on the DLOFC accident of the GEMINI+ conceptual design of HTGR reactor with MELCOR and SPECTRA

Author(s): M. Skrzypek, E. Skrzypek, M. Stempniewicz, J. Malesa
Published in: Accepted paper for Proc. of International Conference on High Temperature Reactor Technology HTR 2021, Issue Virtual Conference, Indonesia, June 2-4, 2021, 2021
Publisher: not available yet

Peer reviewed articles (1)

Nuclear cogeneration with high temperature reactors

Author(s): Grzegorz Wrochna, Michael Fütterer, Dominique Hittner
Published in: EPJ Nuclear Sciences & Technologies, Issue 6, 2020, Page(s) 31, ISSN 2491-9292
Publisher: EPJ Nuclear Sci. Technol.
DOI: 10.1051/epjn/2019023

Other (2)

A brief overview of achievements of the European project GEMINI+

Author(s): Janusz Malesa
Published in: International Conference on Development and Applications of Nuclear Technologies NUTECH-2020: CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS & PROGRAMME, Issue 4-7 October 2020, 2020, Page(s) 43, ISBN 978-83-946412-4-5
Publisher: Instytut Chemii i Techniki Jądrowej

GEMINI Plus project for HTGR nuclear cogeneration demonstration

Author(s): Ušpuras E., Pabarčius R., Slavickas A.
Published in: Energetika, Issue T. 64. Nr. 1. (11 Jul 2018), 2018, Page(s) p. i-iii, ISSN 0235-7208
Publisher: Publishing Department of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences