The US Department of Energy's Research and Development Plans for the Use of Nuclear Energy for Hydrogen Production

Abstract

The potential of as a transportation fuel and for stationary power applications has generated significant interest in the United States. President George W. Bush has set the transition to a hydrogen economy as one of the Administration’s highest priorities. A key element of an environmentally-conscious transition to is the development of production technologies that do not emit greenhouse gases or other air pollutants. The Administration is investing in the development of several technologies, including production through the use of renewable fuels, fossil fuels with carbon sequestration, and nuclear energy. The US Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology initiated the Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative to develop production cycles that use nuclear energy...