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Ralph WhiteDean, College of Engineering and Information
TechnologyUniversity of South Carolina
Swearingen Engineering CenterColumbia, South Carolina 29208803-777-3270, [email protected]
Nuclear Engineering at USCSeptember 30, 2002
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Background
• Naval Nuclear Power School, Enlisted (’61-2)• Engineering Laboratory Technician, USS
Woodrow Wilson (’64-’68)• BS, Chemical Engineering, U. of SC (’68-’71)• MS, PhD, Chemical Engineering, U. of Calif.,
Berkeley (’71-’77)• Asst. Prof. - Prof. Texas A&M (’77-’92)• Chairman, Dept. of Chem. Eng., U. of SC (’93-’00)• Dean, College of Eng. and Info. Tech., U. of SC
(2000-present)
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Nuclear Power in the World
• 434 operating plants in 31 countries• France 76%• Belgium 55%• Sweden 46%• Switzerland 41%• Korea 41%, Japan 36%• US 20%
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Nuclear Power in the USA
• New Jersey 74%
• Vermont 72%
• New Hampshire 50%
• South Carolina 50%
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Nuclear Power Plants in the Carolinas
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Nuclear Fuel Production
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Projection of Needed Graduatesfor Nuclear Engineering*
*Was and Martin, “Manpower Supply and Demand in the Nuclear Industry,” 2000
3.7064217420033.6062717420023.565871652001
Demand/SupplyDemandBS/MSYear
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Graduate (MS/ME, PhD) Programin Nuclear Engineering at USC
• Formed Advisory Board (Fall 2001)
• Obtained State Approval (Fall 2002)
• Started Teaching Courses (Fall 2002)
• New NE faculty position approved(Fall 2002)
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Nuclear Engineering Advisory Board
George Davis, Chairman, Retired ViceAdmiral
Nick Liparulo, Vice President, WestinghouseElectric Company
Melvin Buckner, University ProgramsCoordinator, Westinghouse Savannah RiverSite
Michael Tuckman, Executive VP, ChiefNuclear Officer, Duke Energy
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Nuclear Engineering Advisory Board
Steve Byrne, Vice President and ChiefNuclear Officer, SCANA
Scotty Hinnant, Senior Vice-President andChief Nuclear Officer, Carolina Powerand Light Company
J. Barnie Beasley, Jr., PE, Vice President,Southern Nuclear Operating Company,Inc.
James S. Tulenko, Professor, Nuclear &Radiological Engineering, University ofFlorida
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Fall Semester 2002One Course
Introduction to Nuclear Engineering, 12Students
Spring Semester 2003Two Courses
Nuclear Materials, Nuclear Waste Management
(Nuclear Materials may be taught by Dr. N.Iyer, SRS)
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MOA signed (January 2002) by USC President, John M. Palms, andSRTC Director, Dr. Susan Wood, to perform collaborative R&D in thearea of hydrogen and fuel cell technology.
Hydrogen from Nuclear Power
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Hydrogen Technology at SRS
• 50+ years of hydrogen/tritiumprocessing experience
• over 80 dedicated R&D hydrogenscientists and engineers
• Partnerships with industry, otherNational Labs and universities onhydrogen demonstration projects
• world class expertise in hydrogenproduction, separation, purification,packaging, storage and shipment
• available hydrogen labs and hydrogenhandling facilities
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Hydrogen and Energy*
• Leverage tritium technology to maintaincritical hydrogen scientists and engineers atSRS.
• Support concept of “SRS as an EnergyResearch Park” to produce hydrogen fromhigh-temperature gas-cooled nuclearreactors.
*Extracted from SRTC Strategic Plan
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Hydrogen in South Carolina
• BMW is developing hydrogen-poweredvehicles, and fuel cell auxiliary powerunits.
• NSF Fuel Cell Center at USC.
• NERI: “Centralized Hydrogen Productionfor Nuclear Power.”
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NSF Fuel Cell Center Membership
Executed Contracts AdapcoBASFEastman ChemicalJohn Deere
Letters of Intent Dana CorporationPlug PowerSRSW. L. Gore & Associates
In Review DuPontNaval Undersea Warfare Center
Prospects 10 to 15 Others
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Centralized Hydrogen Production from Nuclear Power
• DOE Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (NERI)
• $1.35M over 3 years
• Partners - General Atomic, Entergy, Univ. of SouthCarolina
• Phase I (2002-03) - Infrastructure Analysis includingproduction, storage, distribution, and end-user integrationof centralized nuclear hydrogen production.
• Phase II (2003-05) - Pre-conceptual Design and Test CaseDevelopment for Nuclear Hydrogen Production includingdistribution to a nearby chemical plant.
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High Temperature (1000ºC) Solid Oxide Electrolysis
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Ongoing Hydrogen, Tritium and Fuel Cell Research
HyTech Research Lab
USC-NSF Fuel Cell Center
Southeastern Hydrogen Coalition (Demos, H2 infrastructure, etc.)
MHR Demonstration Reactor S/U Power Generation Operations
SRS University Research Reactor
Nuclear Education Programs at State Universities
NP2010 Studies
NERI Study
National Hydrogen Research Facility (high temperature processes)
Thermochemical H2 Pilot Plant
Prototype Nuclear-Hydrogen Production Plant
HydrogenPrograms
NuclearPrograms
Nuclear/HydrogenPrograms
Nuclear/Hydrogen Roadmap for South Carolina
9/24/02
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Savannah River Site is Favorably Located
SE Interstate Natural GasPipelines
(major lines of interest)
• Major eastern transcontinentalnatural gas pipeline passesthrough South Carolina
• Major interstate natural gaspipeline routed directly toAugusta, Georgia - SavannahRiver area
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Regional Hydrogen Users
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BC
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EF
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NP
RS
TNX
Z PARPond
L Lake
Augusta
Aiken
North Augusta
New Hydrogen Production Plant
Captive Hydrogen User
Merchant Hydrogen User
No Known UsersHalocarbon Products:Not a significant consumer
Monsanto/Pharmacia:Not a significant consumer
DSM Chemical:61.3 Tons/Day
PCS Nitrogen:800 Tons/Day
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Center for Hydrogen Technology
SRS Research Campus
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Summary
• New Graduate Programs in NuclearEngineering at USC
• Hydrogen from Nuclear Power
• Electricity from Fuel Cells
• Energy Security through HydrogenEconomy