Seminarium Fizyki Wielkich Energii

High-temperature nuclear reactors produce heat at the temperature range (from over 500 ⁰C to even1000 ⁰C) which is hardly achievable by any light water reactor (approx. 300 ⁰C). In view of thatthey are ideal for decarbonization of the Polish chemical and petrochemical industry which requiresthe high temperature steam. NCBJ has been carrying out preparatory work in various areas (legal,social, organizational, technical) for the construction of this type of reactors in Poland for nearly adecade. Now the NCBJ experts plan to build a research-demo reactor at Świerk in order to gainexperience towards industrial implementation of this technology. Due to the fund from the Ministryof Science and Higher Education (agreement 1/HTGR/2021/14), the elaboration of the so-calledbasic design of such a reactor is being carried on. This happens in cooperation with the JapanAtomic Energy Agency, which possesses similar, though not updated to current trends inpolygeneration (production electricity, heat, hydrogen etc.), research device - HTTR.The reactor traditionally carrying feminine name “POLA” will have a power of 30 MW thermal andwill operate continuously using the energy produced for NCBJ's own purposes (electricityproduction, municipal heat) and for an industrial test installations using high-temperature steam at560 ⁰C. The aim of the seminar will be to present the context, assumptions, status of current workon the reactor design and the prospects for its rapid construction.