Nuclear Innovations in Integrated Energy Systems: Industrial Integration and Siting Strategies
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "B4: Nuclear Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 December 2025 | Viewed by 10
Special Issue Editors
Interests: integrated energy systems; advanced nuclear reactors; nuclear integration with industry; microreactor heat and power applications; thermal energy storage; waste heat recovery; experimental and thermal design
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Interests: energy systems; nuclear energy; energy storage; bioenergy; clean hydrogen; concentrated solar power; modeling and simulation
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Interests: nuclear engineering; nuclear safety; artificial intelligence; hybrid energy systems; modeling and simulation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Due to a combination of economic and energy security concerns, the demand for clean and resillient energy sources is increasing. Integrated energy systems offer the opportunity to increase the value proposition of advanced nuclear power in several ways: (1) taking advantage of synergies in combined heat and power, (2) opening new markets for nuclear heat, and (3) enhancing temporal and market power dispatchability. Reliable information describing the technological benefits and remaining challenges of integrating nuclear heat and power with diverse markets will assist in accelerating the deployment low-carbon and low-polluting advanced nuclear power. In this Special Issue, we will publish papers that focus on innovations in advanced nuclear energy for integrated energy systems.
The topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Design and analysis of systems coupling advanced nuclear reactors with other form of energy sources and industrial processes (e.g., hydrogen production, desalination, chemical, steel, cement, pulp and paper, and synfuels plants);
- Modeling, simulation, and optimization of hybrid energy systems incorporating nuclear power;
- Innovations in thermal and electrical power dispatch strategies to enhance system flexibility and reliability, covering electric energy storage, thermal energy storage, and hydrogen production and storage;
- Economic assessments and market analyses of integrated energy systems utilizing nuclear technologies;
- Advancements in energy storage solutions (thermal, electrical, hydrogen) to support nuclear-integrated systems;
- Strategies and frameworks for siting nuclear reactors within industrial settings, considering factors such as infrastructure compatibility, regulatory environments, and community engagement.
Dr. Rami M. Saeed
Dr. Tyler Westover
Dr. Richard B. Vilim
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nuclear energy
- nuclear power
- nuclear reactors
- modeling and simulation
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