The Prospect of Nuclear Power Integrated Desalination Plants in Saudi Arabia

Abdulaziz Alsubhi; Abdallah Balabaid; Khaled Al-Qahtani; Osamah Al-Gazlan; Afaque Shams; Khaled Al-Athel

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-64362-0_73

The Prospect of Nuclear Power Integrated Desalination Plants in Saudi Arabia

Abdulaziz Alsubhi^*, Abdallah Balabaid, Khaled Al-Qahtani, Osamah Al-Gazlan, Afaque Shams, Khaled Al-Athel

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Abstract

Despite the amount of water on our planet, water scarcity is a crucial problem facing the world. Thus, many countries resort to seawater desalination to solve this problem. Some of the most popular desalination technologies in the world are Reverse Osmosis desalination (RO), Multi Effect Desalination (MED) and Multi-Stage Flash desalination (MSF). These technologies are operated by heat and electricity, which are conventionally provided through fossil fuels. The world’s largest desalinated water producer by a significant margin is Saudi Arabia. Consequently, with the prospect of reducing the dependence on fossil fuels and shifting to more environmentally friendly sources, nuclear desalination will be a contributing factor. This study discusses the process of coupling Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) with RO desalination plants in Saudi Arabia. As well as provide valuable recommendations to utilize the country’s new nuclear ventures in its already existing desalination infrastructure.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Challenges and Recent Advancements in Nuclear Energy Systems - Proceedings of Saudi International Conference on Nuclear Power Engineering SCOPE
Editors	Afaque Shams, Khaled Al-Athel, Iztok Tiselj, Andreas Pautz, Tomasz Kwiatkowski
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	821-832
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Print)	9783031643613
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-64362-0_73
State	Published - 2024
Event	Saudi International Conference on Nuclear Power Engineering, SCOPE 2023 - Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Duration: 13 Nov 2023 → 15 Nov 2023

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
ISSN (Print)	2195-4356
ISSN (Electronic)	2195-4364

Conference

Conference	Saudi International Conference on Nuclear Power Engineering, SCOPE 2023
Country/Territory	Saudi Arabia
City	Dhahran
Period	13/11/23 → 15/11/23

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Keywords

Desalination
Development
Economy
Environment
Nuclear energy
Reverse Osmosis
Vision 2030

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Automotive Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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Alsubhi, A., Balabaid, A., Al-Qahtani, K., Al-Gazlan, O., Shams, A., & Al-Athel, K. (2024). The Prospect of Nuclear Power Integrated Desalination Plants in Saudi Arabia. In A. Shams, K. Al-Athel, I. Tiselj, A. Pautz, & T. Kwiatkowski (Eds.), Challenges and Recent Advancements in Nuclear Energy Systems - Proceedings of Saudi International Conference on Nuclear Power Engineering SCOPE (pp. 821-832). (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-64362-0_73

Alsubhi, Abdulaziz ; Balabaid, Abdallah ; Al-Qahtani, Khaled et al. / The Prospect of Nuclear Power Integrated Desalination Plants in Saudi Arabia. Challenges and Recent Advancements in Nuclear Energy Systems - Proceedings of Saudi International Conference on Nuclear Power Engineering SCOPE. editor / Afaque Shams ; Khaled Al-Athel ; Iztok Tiselj ; Andreas Pautz ; Tomasz Kwiatkowski. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2024. pp. 821-832 (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).

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The Prospect of Nuclear Power Integrated Desalination Plants in Saudi Arabia. / Alsubhi, Abdulaziz; Balabaid, Abdallah; Al-Qahtani, Khaled et al.
Challenges and Recent Advancements in Nuclear Energy Systems - Proceedings of Saudi International Conference on Nuclear Power Engineering SCOPE. ed. / Afaque Shams; Khaled Al-Athel; Iztok Tiselj; Andreas Pautz; Tomasz Kwiatkowski. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2024. p. 821-832 (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).

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