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A closed cycle process is described for the production of hydrogen from water by means of nuclear heat. The following steps are needed: dissolution of a metal, preferable Ag, in hydrohalogenic acids; transformation of the silver halide into silver and oxygen by means of alkaline hydroxides; splitting the alkaline halide into the basic and acid components by a chemical reaction or by electrolysis. A critical discussion, however, shows that at present the question can’t be answered whether this process can be realized in practice.
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Dorner, S., Keller, C. (1975). Hydrogen Production from Decomposition of Water by Means of Nuclear Reactor Heat. In: Veziroğlu, T.N. (eds) Hydrogen Energy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2607-6_11
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