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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 140, 2019
International Scientific Conference on Energy, Environmental and Construction Engineering (EECE-2019)
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Article Number | 04001 | |
Number of page(s) | 8 | |
Section | Energy Efficient and Green Buildings | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/201914004001 | |
Published online | 18 December 2019 |
Nuclear desalination in Iran, current status and perspectives
1
Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Polytechnicheskaya str., 195251 Russian Federation
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Shahid Beheshti University of Iran, Faculty of Nuclear Engineering, P.O. Box: 1983963113, Tehran, Iran
* Corresponding author: h.ghazaie@yandex.ru
Nuclear power can be categorized as a clean energy source for producing electricity and supplying the required energy to a desalination plant, promising less atmospheric emission in comparison to fossil fuels. Considering the fact that fresh water-related issues are acute in many countries of the world, the utilization of desalination technologies seems to be the key solution to these problems. Desalination processes are known to be “energy-intensive”, emphasizing the potential advantages of its integration to a nuclear power plant in mediumto large-scale seawater desalination projects. The demand for electricity and fresh water in Iran compels the country to search for a feasible option. We suggest nuclear desalination as a suitable alternative, in which the recovered heat can be used in thermal desalination systems. In this article, the status of currently operating desalination plants and future developments are described. Several possible schemes for coupling nuclear power plant and fossil fuel-based plants with desalination technologies are suggested and some thermo-economic analysis (based on the specific characteristics of the country) are presented. Results of calculations reveal some advantages of nuclear desalination complex and its competitiveness with other options. It should be noted that the research has been conducted by cooperation of two SPbPU PhD students with Iranian citizenship.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2019
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