A paper on a nuclear reactor system modeled in Dymola, by Shigrekar et al.
Traditionally, nuclear power plants in the U.S. provide baseload power to the power grid because they have less flexibility for ramping their output power than natural gas peaking plants. However, achieving climate goals to reduce the consumption of fossil-based natural gas places pressure on nuclear power plants and other power generators to ramp up their power output to balance grid generation with demand.
This paper presents the modelling and performance analysis of a nuclear reactor system (NRS) coupled to a liquid-metal battery (LMB) to improve its dynamic response and enable its black start capability. The NRS and LMB thermal behaviour are modelled in Dymola, while the electrical dynamics of the LMB and power grid are modelled in RTDS-RSCAD
