USNC Microreactor Demonstration Project

Automaker

Nuclear research and testing

Reactor and reactor fuel development

Diversified conglomerate including energy and chemicals

Reactor and reactor fuel development

Nuclear research and testing

Advanced nuclear reactors that operate at significantly higher temperatures than traditional light-water reactors, making them ideal for industrial heat applications like hydrogen production. HTGRs are designed with inherent safety features including graphite moderators, helium coolant, and passive heat removal systems.

The mode of operation for solid oxide cells when used for electrolysis, typically to produce hydrogen.

Hydrogen produced using nuclear power, distinct from "green hydrogen" which is powered by renewable energy. It is also referred to as purple or red hydrogen.

United States

Seoul

Ontario

A flexible and powerful power plant designed to produce, distribute, and utilize hydrogen at the local scale using nuclear power and solid oxide electrolysis technology. The system avoids expensive and vulnerable centralized hydrogen infrastructure.

Modular hydrogen production systems using solid oxide electrolyzer technology that can operate with renewable energy sources. The systems are designed to be deployed swiftly for industries and sectors difficult to decarbonize, including manufacturing and transportation.

USNC's microreactor design that produces high-temperature gas during energy generation for use in hydrogen production. The reactor is being demonstrated at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories' Chalk River site.