GEMINI 4.0

在欧洲，电力仅占二氧化碳排放量的1/4。因此，如果不解决其他排放源，主要是工业和运输，就无法实现欧洲的脱碳目标。目前，这两个部门几乎完全依赖化石燃料，这对欧洲的竞争力和能源安全提出了重大挑战，特别是在石油和天然气价格急剧上涨的情况下。GEMINI+项目已经表明，高温反应堆系统可以为工业所需的过程热和电力的无CO2热电联产提供具有竞争力和安全的解决方案。许多工业过程不仅需要热量（例如蒸汽形式），还需要大量的氢气或其他能源产品。因此，这一新提案旨在表明，GEMINI+系统可以在无CO2工艺热之外，为工业活动提供具有竞争力和安全的脱碳全球解决方案。它应确认这种新形式的多种能源产品的多联产对联合工厂的安全没有负面影响。为了为安全演示和随后部署该解决方案扫清道路，拟议项目将：·巩固GEMINI+系统的安全演示，并由监管机构和TSO评估其许可准备情况，包括在多联产模式下使用时，·开发GEMINI+系统在多联产模式下以具有成本效益的方式运行的能力，·计划为此类反应堆开发欧洲一致的燃料循环，涉及裂变资源以及安全且可接受的后端，·针对政治和行业利益相关者以及公众启动一项雄心勃勃的沟通计划，旨在消除工业脱碳的核解决方案的障碍

In Europe, electricity represents only ¼ of CO2 emissions. Therefore, the European decarbonisation objectives cannot be met without addressing the othersources of emissions as well, mainly industry and transport. Presently, these two sectors are almost entirely dependent on fossil fuels, which, in addition, raises major challenges for European competitiveness and energy security, especially now, with the steep increase of oil and gas prices. The GEMINI+ project has already shown that High Temperature Reactor systems can provide a competitive and safe solution for the CO2 free cogeneration of the process heat and electricity needed by industry. Many industrial processes require not only heat (e.g. in the form of steam) but also large amounts of hydrogen or other energy products. Consequently, this new proposal intends to show that the GEMINI+ system can, beyond CO2 free process heat, provide a global solution for competitive and safe decarbonisation of industrial activities. It shall confirm that this new form of poly-generation of various energy products has no negative effect on the safety of the combined plant. To clear the way towards safety demonstration and subsequent deployment of this solution, the proposed project will: • Consolidate the GEMINI+ system safety demonstration and have its licensing readiness assessed by regulators and TSOs including when used in poly-generation mode, • Develop the capability of the GEMINI+ system to operate in a cost-effective way in poly-generation mode, • Plan for the development of a European consistent fuel cycle for this type of reactor with respect to fissile resources and to a safe and acceptable back-end, • Launch an ambitious communication plan towards political and industry stakeholders, as well as towards the public, aimed at removing obstacles to nuclear solutions for decarbonisation of industry