Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University – Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University –
The Institute of Energy hosted a lecture by the First Deputy General Director — General Designer of JSC Afrikantov OKBM, Honored Designer of the country Vitaly Petrunin. The topic of the speech was “Scientific and technical problems and prospects for the development of low-power nuclear power plants and atomic-hydrogen energy.”
Vitaly Petrunin analyzed the role of nuclear energy in the Russian energy balance, examining its historical development and current state. In his speech, he emphasized that revolutionary leaps are impossible in the nuclear sphere, and development occurs in stages, in an evolutionary way.
The expert presented a detailed analysis of the RITM-200 reactor plant used in nuclear icebreakers, as well as its land-based modification RITM-200N for SNPP. He highlighted the main differences between the ship and land-based versions, and spoke about scientific research into the reliability and safety of these solutions.
The scientist examined key aspects of modern hydrogen production and its prospects. In the context of the predicted growth of the hydrogen market to 400 million tons by 2050, including a 20-fold increase in consumption in the transport sector, the expert particularly emphasized the need to switch to low-carbon production technologies. Nuclear-hydrogen solutions were presented as a promising direction for decarbonization of this sector of the Russian economy.
“It is a great honor for me to learn directly from the creators of low-power reactors about a project that is today called one of the most promising in the field of peaceful atomic energy. The lecture was extremely informative, but the main thing is that I received answers to questions that I had been looking for for a long time and which are almost not covered in the literature,” said Yaroslav Vladimirov, Deputy Director for Research at the Institute of Energy.
Please note: This information is raw content directly from the source of the information. It is exactly what the source states and does not reflect the position of MIL-OSI or its clients.