Life Cycle Assessment of Various Nuclear-Based Hydrogen and Ammonia Production Methods

In this thesis, a comparative life cycle assessment (LCA) of nuclear-based hydrogen and ammonia production is performed. Environmental impacts of nuclear hydrogen and ammonia production processes are assessed in five different impact categories selected from CML-2001 method. In one scenario BWR-HTE nuclear hydrogen production is compared with PWR-HTE nuclear hydrogen production to reveal the impact of nuclear power plant selection on LCA results. The LCA study of nuclear hydrogen and ammonia production methods is achieved by SimaPro software. Moreover, in the present study, a comparative cost analysis of various nuclear hydrogen production configurations is performed regarding hydrogen generation method, storage, and transportation of hydrogen, and nuclear power plant type. Hydrogen Energy Evaluation Program (HEEP) is utilized for cost analysis of various nuclear hydrogen production scenarios.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Applied Science (M.App.Sc.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Engineering, Sustainable Energy

Grantor dc:publisher

Carleton University

Year dc:date.issued

2019

Author dc:creator

• Karaca, Ali Erdogan

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright © 2019 the author(s). Theses may be used for non-commercial research, educational, or related academic purposes only. Such uses include personal study, research, scholarship, and teaching. Theses may only be shared by linking to Carleton University Institutional Repository and no part may be used without proper attribution to the author. No part may be used for commercial purposes directly or indirectly via a for-profit platform; no adaptation or derivative works are permitted without consent from the copyright owner.

Language dc:language.iso

en

DOI

10.22215/etd/2019-13561

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:carleton.scholaris.ca:20.500.14718/40789