NPHyCo organises webinar on technical requirements of hydrogen production from nuclear

​On Monday 4 November 2024, NPHyCo partners Framatome and Energy Safety Group (ESG) organised the first of a series of webinars on hydrogen production from nuclear, focusing on the technical requirements relating to the coupling of an existing nuclear power plant with a hydrogen production plant.

The webinar was introduced by Framatome’s Canet Serin, who gave an overview of the work conducted by the NPHyCo project in researching the potential to develop large scale, low-carbon hydrogen production facilities linked to nuclear power plants, in light of the rising need for the EU to produce vast amounts of clean hydrogen.
 
Framatome’s Martin Glückler then delved into the research conducted by NPHyCo project partners on the technical conditions for producing hydrogen from nuclear. He outlined the different nuclear power plant and hydrogen production plant coupling scenarios which were assessed, resulting in the drafting of a technical roadmap and a decision matrix which will support the identification of the most adapted integration solution for different nuclear sites.
 
The factors to be taken into account for the coupling of a nuclear power plant with a hydrogen production plant were then detailed by ESG’s Martin Kykal, who presented the case study of a possible hydrogen production unit integration within a nuclear power plant.
 
The webinar concluded with a Q&A session, where participants further discussed some of the questions raised in the presentations, and started to address the economic aspects of hydrogen production from nuclear, which will be explored in upcoming NPHyCo webinars.

To watch the recording and download the presentation, click here!