Nuclear energy can provide many societal and electric system benefits such as reduced air pollution, low land requirements, job creation, high unit-reliability, and grid stability. However, most of nuclear engineering focuses on the nuclear reactor rather than its real but currently unquantified electric grid benefits. This session will cover the latest research being done to model aspects of our electric transmission grid that nuclear energy contributes to, and specifically invite considerations for nuclear energy’s unique contributions to grid stability. Speakers from government laboratories, academia, and federal government will discuss the technical, and economic considerations.

Speakers

Cristian Rabiti

INL

Nicolas Stauff

ANL

Aidan Tuohy

EPRI

Wesley Cole

NREL

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Reference — EPRI Ancillary Services in the United States: Technical Requirements, Market Designs and Price Trends

Reference — EPRI Wholesale Electricity Market Design Initiatives in the United States: Survey and Research Needs

Reference — E3 Report Identifies Policy Options to Achieve Least Cost Carbon Reduction in PJM Region

Reference — E3 Analyzes Building Decarbonization in the Pacific Northwest

Session Notes

Reference — Light Water Reactor Sustainability Program Flexible Plant Operation and Generation Probabilistic Risk Assessment of a Light Water Reactor Coupled with a High-Temperature Electrolysis Hydrogen Production Plant

Reference — Daily Market Analysis of Load Following and Storage Impacts: Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Supply Chain