Re: nuclear separation of hydrogen from water vs. electrolysis

From: Angelo Campanella (a.campanella_at_att.net)
Date: 06/18/04 

Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 23:11:33 GMT

Eunometic wrote:
> In the example above if the plant was a HTGR opperating at say 825C
> the heat could produce either 1000MWHr or electricity or 1125MWHr of
> Hydrogen using say the sufur iodine cycle.
>
> It could produce a combination thereof with half the heat dedicated to
> electriciy production and half to hydrogen production.

        It is an easy leap of faith to expect that hydrogen can be generated in
a nuclear hot gas system. Two aspects remain to be proven:

1- The resulting hydrogen, or perhaps some light hydrocarbon, must be
proven to be radioactive contamination free. The yield of tritium, for
instance must be minimal to nil. And then for hydrocarbons, there are
some isotopes of carbon to deal with.

2- The total apparatus to do the deed needs to be cost-effective.

What are the odds.......?

Angelo Campanella

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