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Charles ForsbergDepartment of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology77 Massachusetts Ave; Bld. 42-207a; Cambridge, MA 02139
Tel: (617) 324-4010; Email: [email protected]
Nuclear Beyond Base-load Electricity: Variable Electricity and Liquid Fuels
http://canes.mit.edu/sites/default/files/pdf/NES-115.pdf
MIT Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems
International Congress on Energy 2011Wilson Award Plenary Session on Nuclear Chemical EngineeringAmerican Institute of Chemical Engineers 2011 Annual Meeting
Paper 343a; Room 206A/B Minneapolis Convention CenterMinneapolis, Minnesota; Tuesday 12:30, October 18, 2011
File: Nuclear RenewablesAIChE Nuclear Wind Hydrogen October 2011
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Future Energy Scenarios Outline
The Energy ChallengeLiquid FuelsVariable ElectricityConclusions
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The Energy Challenge
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Energy Futures May Be Determined By Two Sustainability Goals
No Imported Crude Oil No Climate Change
Tropic of Cancer
Arabian Sea
Gulf of Oman
Persian
Red
Sea
Gulf of Aden
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Caspian
Sea
Aral Sea
Lake Van
Lake Urmia
Lake Nasser
T'ana Hayk
Gulf of Suez Gulf of Aqaba
Strait of Hormuz Gulf
Suez Canal
Saudi Arabia
Iran Iraq
Egypt
Sudan
Ethiopia
Somalia
Djibouti
Yemen
Oman
Oman
United Arab Emirates
Qatar
Bahrain
Socotra (Yem en)
Turkey
Syria Afghanistan
Pakistan
Romania
Bulgaria
Greece
Cyprus
Lebanon
Israel
Jordan
Russia
Eritrea
Georgia
Armenia Azerbaijan
Kazakhstan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Ukraine
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400 miles
400
200 0
600 kilometers
Middle East
Tropic of Cancer
Arabian Sea
Gulf of Oman
Persian
Red
Sea
Gulf of Aden
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Caspian
Sea
Aral Sea
Lake Van
Lake Urmia
Lake Nasser
T'ana Hayk
Gulf of Suez Gulf of Aqaba
Strait of Hormuz Gulf
Suez Canal
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Iraq
Egypt
Sudan
Ethiopia
Somalia
Djibouti
Yemen
Oman
Oman
United Arab Emirates
Qatar
Bahrain
Socotra (Yem en)
Turkey
Syria Afghanistan
Pakistan
Romania
Bulgaria
Greece
Cyprus
Lebanon
Israel
Jordan
Russia
Eritrea
Georgia
Armenia Azerbaijan
Kazakhstan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Ukraine
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400 miles
400
200 0
600 kilometers
Athabasca Glacier, Jasper National Park, Alberta, CanadaPhoto provided by the National Snow and Ice Data Center
2050 Goal: Reduce Greenhouse Gases by 80%
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Oil and Gas Reserves Are Concentrated in the Persian Gulf
Reserves of Leading Oil and Gas Companies
Rank Company Total Oil/Gas Reserves: Oil Equivalent (109 Barrels)
1 National Iranian Oil Company 3162 Saudi Arabian Oil Company 3053 Qatar General Petroleum Corp. 1794 Iraq National Oil Company 136
Non-Government Corporations14 ExxonMobil Corp. 1518 BP Corp. 13
Price and Availability are Political Decisionshttp://www.petrostrategies.org/Links/worlds_largest_oil_and_gas_companies.htm
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Liquid Fuels
Oil Supplies 35% of World Energy
Transportation is the Key Issue
U.S. Options: Biofuels and Shale Oil
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Three Inputs into Liquid Fuels
Products:EthanolBiofuelsDiesel
Feedstock Conversion Process
Hydrogen Key Input for Lower Quality Feedstocks and Low CO2Biomass, Heavy oil, Oil Sands, Coal
Carbon:Fossil fuel (CHx)Biomass (CHOH)Atmosphere (CO2)
Energy:Fossil fuelBiomassNuclear
HydrogenFossil FuelBiomassWater
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We Will Not Run Out of Liquid FuelsBut the Less a Feedstock Resembles Gasoline,
The More Energy it Takes in the Conversion Process
Agricultural Residues
Coal
Sugar Cane
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Oil Shale
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Liquid Fuel Feedstocks and Energy to Convert Feedstocks to Liquid Fuels
Feedstock % World’sHydrocarbons
Heat Input As Fraction of Liquid Fuel Heating Value
Oil 2-3% 6-10%Heavy Oil 5-7% 25-40%Natural Gas 4-6% ~50%Gas Hydrates 10-30%Oil Shales 30-50% >30%Coal/Lignite 20-30% >100%Biomass Annual To 50%
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Industrial world built on the least available fossil fuel—bad strategic policyTwo interesting options
Shale oil: abundant and relatively low energy input to produce liquid fuelsBiomass: renewable and relatively low energy input to produce liquid fuels
Look into future nuclear biomass and nuclear shale oil options
Observations on Resource Chart
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Nuclear Liquid Biofuels
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Biomass Fuels: A Potentially Low-Greenhouse-Gas Liquid-Fuel Option
CxHy + (X + y4
)O2
CO2 + ( y2
)H2OLiquid Fuels
AtmosphericCarbon Dioxide
Fuel Factory
Biomass
Cars, Trucks, and Planes
EnergyFossil
BiomassNuclear
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U.S. Biomass Fuels Yield Depends On the Bio-Refinery Energy Source
Convert to Diesel Fuel with Outside
Hydrogen and Heat
Convert to Ethanol
Burn Biomass
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←U.S. Transport
Fuel DemandBiomass
Energy to Operate
Bio-refinery
Without Impacting Food and Fiber Production
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Future Cellulosic Liquid-Fuel OptionsBiomass As Energy Source Nuclear as Energy Source
Biomass
Cellulose(65 -85% Biomass)
Lignin(15 -35% Biomass)
Gasoline/Diesel
Ethanol
Steam
Ethanol Plant Steam Plant Lignin Plant Nuclear Reactor Ethanol Plant
Hydrogen(small
quantities)
Heat
Steam
BiomassNuclearBiomass
50% Increase Liquid Fuel/Unit Biomass
Electricity
Ethanol
Nuclear Energy Increases Liquid Fuels Per Ton of Biomass
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Biomass As Feedstock and Boiler Fuel: Useful But Not a Game Changer
Biomass Feedstock and Nuclear Energy Replace Oil for Transport
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Nuclear Shale Oil
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U.S. Oil Shale Could Replace Conventional Oil
Green River recoverable reserves ~1.4 trillion barrels of oilTotal world production of oil to date is 1.1 trillion barrels~1 million barrels of oil per acre; Most concentrated fossil fuel on earthPilot plants in operation
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Conventional Shale Oil Production Implies Large Greenhouse Impacts
Oil shale contains no oil but instead kerogenHeat kerogen underground to produce shale oilCurrent strategy—burn one third of oil and gas product to heat shaleLarge carbon dioxide release during production
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Nuclear Shale Oil Option
Nuclear heating of oil shale (~370 C plus ∆T) to decompose into shale oil and charCarbon residue left undergroundLow production carbon footprint with sequestration that works
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Nuclear Shale Oil: Low-Environmental-Impact Fossil Fuel Option
Current strategy—burn one third of product to heat shaleNuclear heat avoids burning fossil fuels to make shale oil (1/3 of product)In effect, underground refinery thermal cracking and distillation to produce high-quality distillate oilCarbon sequestered as char, sequestration that works
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The Variable Electricity Challenge
The Challenge of Variable Electricity Production May Drive Energy Production Choices
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Dem
and
(104
MW
(e))
Time (hours since beginning of year)
Variable Electricity DemandHourly, Weekday/Weekend, and Seasonal
About 2/3 Electricity is Base-LoadNuclear is Designed for Base-Load Electricity
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Variable electricity now produced by fossil fuel power plants because fossil fuels easy to storeExpensive to capture and sequester carbon dioxide with variable electricity outputOutput from low-operating cost nuclear, wind, and solar plants do not match electricity demandIf not use fossil fuels, two options to match production with demand
Store electricity when excess electricity production to meet later high electricity demandHybrid energy systems
Variable Electricity Is the Challenge for a Low-Carbon World
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Electricity Storage to Match Production and Demand
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Storage RequirementsNuclear-Geothermal Energy Storage
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Nuclear, wind, and solar have high capital costs and low operating costsBest economics if operate at full capacityAnalyzed three California cases assuming perfect electricity storage systems All electricity from nuclear energy All electricity from wind All electricity from solar thermal—some storage
Analysis of Storage Requirements in a Low-Carbon World
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Demand (Actual)
Nuclear (Projected)
Wind (Projected)
Solar (Projected))
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
Out
put (
MW
e)
Jan Apr Jul Oct Jan
Dates (2005)
California Demand and Production with All-Nuclear, All-Wind, or All-Solar Systems
KWh Produced/Year By Each Technology = KWh Consumed/Year
California Weekly Averaged 2005 Data Assuming All Electricity Produced By Nuclear, or Wind, or Solar Trough (With Limited Storage)
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California Electricity Storage Requirements As Fraction of Total Electricity Produced
Assuming Perfect No-Loss Storage Systems
ElectricityProduction
HourlyActual
demand
YearlyConstant Demand
Each WeekA
All-Nuclear1 0.07 0.04
All-Wind2 0.45 0.25
All-Solar2 0.50 0.17
1Steady-state nuclear; 2NREL wind and solar trough model (with limited storage) using CA wind / solar data
Massive storage requirements for renewablesRenewables must be cheaper than nuclear because of greater storage requirements
AAssume Smart Grid, Batteries, Hydro, etc for Daily Energy Storage
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System Power Rating (MW)
Gigawatt-YearHeat and Hydrogen
Dis
char
ge T
ime
(Sec
onds
)Energy Storage Expensive:
Different Technologies for Different Times
Hour
Day
Second
Year←Seasonal
Storage
Storage Costs can Exceed Energy Costs for All Renewable Systems
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Seasonal Electricity Storage OptionsCapital Cost and Roundtrip Inefficiencies:
50% for Several Options Today, 70% in Future
Electrolysis
↓
Ele
ctric
ityHTE
Heat→
Gas Turbines
Fuel Cells
Storage
Energy → H2 / O2 → H2 / O2 → Peak PowerProduction From Water Storage
Oil ShaleOil ShaleGeothermal PlantNuclear Plant
Fluid Return
Thermal Input to Rock
Thermal Output From Rock
Fluid Input
Hydrogen
Heat
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Gigawatt-Year Nuclear-Geothermal Heat Storage
Seasonal Energy StorageStatus: Early R&D
Initial Assessment: Commercially Viable
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Nuclear-Geothermal System
Oil Shale
Oil Shale
Hun
dred
s of
Met
ers
Hun
dred
s of
Met
ers
RockPermeable
Cap Rock
Geothermal PlantNuclear Plant
Fluid Return
Thermal Input to
Rock
Thermal Output
From Rock
Fluid Input
Nesjavellir Geothermal power plant; Iceland; 120MW(e); Wikimedia Commons (2010)
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Pressurized Water for
Heat Transfer
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Nuclear-Geothermal Storage Is Based On Two Technologies
Recovery of Heavy Oil By Reservoir Heating
California and Canada
Geothermal Power Plant Heat Extraction
Figure courtesy of Schlumberger; Nesjavellir Geothermal power plant, Iceland: 120MW(e); Wikimedia Commons (2010)
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↑Storage
↑
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Heat Storage Must Be Large to Avoid Excessive Heat Losses
Intrinsic Large-Scale Nuclear Storage System
Heat Capacity ~ Volume (L3)
L ~ 500 m
Can not insulate rockHeat loses ~ surface areaHeat capacity ~volume
Large storage has smaller fractional heat losesNo
Insulation
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Heat Losses~6L2
Must minimize fluid loss
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Total Annual Electricity System Cost Vs Nuclear Geothermal System Size
Economic Assessments Indicates Market Is Intermediate Load Higher Capital But Lower Operating Cost Than Natural Gas
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←10 GWe Base LoadElectricity
6 GWe Nuclear Geothermal:Electricity and/or Heat to Storage
Natural Gas→
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Hybrid Energy Systems
Combining Energy Sources and Uses
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Hybrid Nuclear-Renewable Systems to Minimize Expensive Electricity Storage
Maximize Capacity Factors of Capital
Intensive Power Systems
Meet Electricity Demand
Efficient Use of “Excess” Energy for Fuels Sector
= +
Biofuels Oil shale Refineries Hydrogen
Option for a Low-Carbon World
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Shale Oil and Variable Electricity
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Heating shale oil takes months because of low thermal conductivity rockCogeneration option Variable electricity when
high prices Heat oil shale with low-cost
night time heatEnable wind and solar without natural-gas turbine backup
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Nuclear Shale Oil and Variable Electricity Production
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Low thermal conductivity rock so variable heat impact will not cause large changes in oil output
Months to years of heatingReactors, not wells, are the primary expense so not heating at full rate has limited economic impactThe key economic requirement is for base-load operation of the nuclear plant
Shale Oil Production Is Unusual Industrial Operation That Allows Variable Heat Input
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Nuclear Shale-Oil With Variable Electricity: the Cleanest Fossil Fuel?
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Example analysis: assumptions 2-GWY nuclear: ½ variable electricity, ½ shale oil 1-GWY nuclear heat yields 2 GWY shale oil Nuclear and fossil electricity efficiencies identical
Results 1-GWY no-fossil fuel variable electricity 2-GWY shale oil CO2 saved from nuclear variable electricity equal to not
burning 1-GWY shale oil: Can be credited to shale oil
Net Greenhouse Gas Release per Liter Half That of Gasoline From Crude Oil
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Conventional Shale Oil Production: Large Environmental Impacts
Nuclear Shale Oil with Variable Electricity Production
Enable Large-Scale Renewables
Lowest Environmental Impact Fossil Liquid Fuel
Transfers Half-Trillion Dollars per year Spent on Foreign Oil Back to the U.S. Economy
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Nuclear and Wind for Variable Electricity and Hydrogen
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Nuclear, wind, and solar are capital intensive—maximize production to minimize cost.Wind and solar constraints Can not match electricity demand Energy storage is expensive
If wind or solar economics improve, is there a way to create an economic reliable power systems?
Nuclear-Renewable Hydrogen-Electric Systems
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Nuclear-Wind-H2-Natural Gas System:Test Case
North Dakota windProducts Electricity for Midwest grid
Average: 61.8 GWe Peak: 96.5 GWe Minimum: 39.5 GWe
Hydrogen export Chicago refineries Alberta tar sands
Competitive if reduce wind and HTE cost with higher price natural gas
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Medium-Voltage Electricity
HighTemperature Electrolysis
VariableElectricityTo Local
Grid
Underground Hydrogen
Storage
High-Voltage Electricity
Steam/Heat
Hydrogen
Base-LoadNuclearPower Plant
Electricityand / orSteamOutput
Steady State
Export of Hydrogen to
Industrial Users
Structure of Nuclear-Renewable Electric-Hydrogen System
TwoProducts!Wind or Solar
(Partial Gas Turbine Backup)
High-Capital-Cost Systems
Operate at High-Capacity Factors
Hydrogen Pipeline
Fuel Cell
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About 20% of Generating Capacity is to Meet Peak Power Demand
Many Gas Turbines Have Very Low Capacity Factors
Midwest Electric Grid~100 GWe Total Capacity
Gas Turbine Capital Costs Exceed Fuel Costs for Low-Use Turbines
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Light Water Reactor High-Temperature Electrolysis
Water + Electricity + Heat → Hydrogen and OxygenProducts: Variable electricity and H2 outputsOptimized case in analysis
2.5 GWe nuclear1.3 million tons H2/year
Reversible as Fuel Cell to Produce Electricity: Inefficient Electricity to H2 to Electricity But Avoid Expensive Low Capacity Gas Turbines
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1 GW(e) Nuclear-HTE Implies 11.4 GW(e) Fuel Cell Capacity (Yellow)that Replaces 11.4 GW(e) Low-Capacity Gas Turbines
Meeting Electricity Demand With Nuclear Wind Natural-Gas H2
Capacity: Nuclear Base-load: 40 GWe; Wind: 50 GWeFull Wind Backup with Natural Gas: 45.6 GWe and
Hybrid Nuclear: 1 GWe (11.4 GWe FC with H2)
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Electricity Generation BreakdownH2 Fuel Cells (HTE Units in Reverse) Provide Large Peak Capacity But
Small Fraction of the Electricity (0.5%); Help Pay for H2 Production System
Most Hydrogen to Liquid Fuels Production
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Nuclear base-load to minimize expensive storageHydrogen energy sink Absorb excess energy when high wind and low demand Provide H2 for liquid fuels and other uses
Hydrogen primarily to industrial marketsWhen high electricity demand, HTE operates in reverse as a fuel cell to produce electricity Inefficient electricity to storage to electricity mode Use only small amount of H2 in this expensive mode However, replacing low capacity gas turbines helps pay
for electolyzers
System Design to Minimize Total Cost50
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Solar rather than windNuclear geothermal heat storage rather than natural gasAll cases include Base-load high-capital cost nuclear, wind, and solar Secondary market for “excess” energy to avoid energy
storage penalties
Solid system architecture—relative use of nuclear, wind, and solar dependent upon relative costs
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ConclusionsHybrid Nuclear Energy Systems Can Meet Variable Electricity and Liquid Fuels Markets
Major Technical Challenges and Uncertainties but multiple Low-Carbon, No-Imported-Oil Paths Forward Exist
All nuclear or all renewable likely to be much more expensive (Particularly all renewables)
Potentially economic
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Questions
Full Reporthttp://canes.mit.edu/sites/default/files/pdf/NES-115.pdf
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Biography: Charles ForsbergDr. Charles Forsberg is the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Nuclear Fuel Cycle Study, Director and principle investigator of the High-Temperature Salt-Cooled Reactor Project, and University Lead for Idaho National Laboratory Institute for Nuclear Energy and Science (INEST) Nuclear Hybrid Energy Systems program. Before joining MIT, he was a Corporate Fellow at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He is a Fellow of the American Nuclear Society, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and recipient of the 2005 Robert E. Wilson Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers for outstanding chemical engineering contributions to nuclear energy, including his work in hydrogen production and nuclear-renewable energy futures. He received the American Nuclear Society special award for innovative nuclear reactor design on salt-cooled reactors. Dr. Forsberg earned his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Minnesota and his doctorate in Nuclear Engineering from MIT. He has been awarded 11 patents and has published over 200 papers.
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