ijeh International Journal of Energy Horizon (IJEH) 3108-3722 Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University Mechanical Engineering (Other) Makine Mühendisliği (Diğer) Entegre Nükleer Ters Ozmoz Tesislerinin Tekno-Ekonomik Performans Modellemesi: Bir Vaka Çalışması Techno-Economic Performance Modeling of Integrated Nuclear-Reverse Osmosis Plants: A Case Study https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0506-4498 Gençaslan Betül İSTANBUL GELİŞİM ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İSTANBUL GELİŞİM MESLEK YÜKSEKOKULU https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0890-8246 Yağcı Damla İSTANBUL GELİŞİM ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İSTANBUL GELİŞİM MESLEK YÜKSEKOKULU https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6763-2964 Gnaifaid Hamoda Higher Institute of sciences and technology at Al-Jufrah Sokana 04 10 2026 1 10 20 10 28 2025 03 02 2026 Copyright © 2025, International Journal of Energy Horizon (IJEH) 2025 International Journal of Energy Horizon (IJEH)

Bu çalışma, sürdürülebilir tatlı su üretimi elde etmek için nükleer enerjinin deniz suyu tuzdan arındırma sistemlerine entegrasyonunu araştırmaktadır. Nükleer reaktörler, Çok Etkili Damıtma (MED) ve Çok Aşamalı Flaş (MSF) gibi termal tuzdan arındırma işlemleri ve Ters Ozmoz (RO) gibi membran tabanlı teknolojiler için uygun, güvenilir, sürekli ve düşük karbonlu enerji kaynakları olarak önemli bir potansiyel sunmaktadır. Analizde, çeşitli enerji kaynaklarıyla çalışan tuzdan arındırma sistemlerini değerlendirmek için tekno-ekonomik bir değerlendirme aracı olarak Uluslararası Atom Enerjisi Ajansı (UAEA) tarafından geliştirilen Tuzdan Arındırma Ekonomik Değerlendirme Programı (DEEP) kullanılmaktadır. Nükleer ve kömür bazlı konfigürasyonlar arasındaki karşılaştırmalı değerlendirme, nükleer seçeneğin aynı çalışma koşulları altında daha düşük üretim maliyetleri ve daha yüksek enerji verimliliği sunduğunu vurgulamaktadır. Bu bulgular, nükleer enerjiyle çalışan tuzdan arındırma sistemlerinin gelecekteki tatlı su ve enerji üretimi için uygun maliyetli ve sürdürülebilir bir çözüm olarak potansiyelini göstermektedir. Nükleer tuzdan arındırma süreçlerinin, mevcut fosil yakıt bazlı tuzdan arındırma programlarıyla rekabet edebilir olduğu ve nükleer yakıtla çalışan seçeneklerin ilişkili yaşam döngüsü karbon emisyonlarının fosil yakıt bazlı yollardan iki ila üç kat daha az olduğu bulunmuştur [1].

This study investigates the integration of nuclear energy into seawater desalination systems to achieve sustainable freshwater production. Nuclear reactors present significant potential as reliable, continuous, and low-carbon energy sources suitable for both thermal desalination processes, such as Multi-Effect Distillation (MED) , Multi-Stage Flash (MSF), and membrane-based technologies like Reverse Osmosis (RO). The analysis employs the Desalination Economic Evaluation Program (DEEP), developed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), as a techno-economic assessment tool to evaluate desalination systems powered by various energy sources. The comparative assessment between nuclear- and coal-based configurations highlights that the nuclear option offers lower production costs and higher energy efficiency under identical operating conditions. These findings demonstrate the potential of nuclear-powered desalination systems as a cost-effective and sustainable solution for future freshwater and energy generation. Nuclear desalination processes are found to be competitive with current fossil fuel-based desalination programs, with associated life cycle carbon emissions of nuclear-driven options being two to three orders of magnitude less than that of the fossil fuel-based route [1].

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