Assessment of district heating needs and technical possibilities in the vicinity of a future polish nuclear power station

Nuclear power plants can be a reliable source of heat supplying district heating systems. Importantly, thermal and flow parameters of a secondary loop in pressurized water reactor technologies are sufficient to supply a district heating networks. Therefore, NCHP (Nuclear Combined Heat and Power) systems seem to be a viable replacement for traditional coal-fired cogeneration units located in big cities and may contribute to environmental protection in both local and international scale. In this paper working conditions of a municipal heat network, such as a pressure drop and the heat loses, were calculated and adapted to expected Poland’s first nuclear power plant located in Pomerania Province. Cumulative probability distribution model of heat generation power in metropolitan area and future heat demand have been created and used to identify optimal size of NCHP heat output. Main parameters of heating network were presented and discussed. The positive effects on environment were assessed and summarized as well.

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Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2018).