- NuScale Power (SMR, Financial) partners with GSE Solutions to develop a hydrogen fuel cell generation and storage plant simulation model.
- The collaboration makes NuScale the first SMR company to integrate hydrogen production into its control room simulator.
- The simulator can evaluate industrial applications demanding over 200 metric tons of hydrogen per day.
NuScale Power (SMR) has achieved a significant milestone in the nuclear-hydrogen integration landscape by partnering with GSE Solutions to develop an advanced hydrogen fuel cell generation and storage plant simulation model. Utilizing GSE's JTopmeret® and JLogic technology, the simulation supports NuScale's research initiatives aimed at advancing integrated energy systems for clean water and hydrogen production.
This collaboration has allowed for the redesign of critical control systems including steam supply, hydrogen compression, and heat recovery, specifically tailored for NuScale's reversible solid oxide fuel cell (RSOFC). The RSOFC interfaces with NuScale’s existing small modular reactor (SMR, Financial) control room simulator located at their headquarters in Corvallis, Oregon.
The enhanced simulator enables dynamic evaluation and optimization of configurations for commercial-scale industrial applications that require over 200 metric tons of hydrogen per day. By integrating hydrogen production into its control room simulator, NuScale establishes itself as the first SMR company to achieve this technological advancement, positioning it as a leader in supporting the hydrogen economy through nuclear energy innovation.
According to Ravi Khanna, President and CEO of GSE Solutions, "We are proud to be part of an industry first. NuScale can now use the integrated SMR/RSOFC model to test control strategies and determine how best to use them for hydrogen storage in meeting decarbonization goals."
