On-demand hydrogen for power generation

A power generation system comprising:

• a reactor operable to produce a flow of hydrogen in response to the receipt of a flow of reactant mixture;
• a reactor cooling system fluidly coupled to the reactor, the reactor cooling system operable to produce a flow of steam in response to cooling the reactor;
• a combustion turbine including a compressor operable to produce a flow of compressed air, a combustor operable to combust the flow of hydrogen and the flow of compressed air to produce a flow of combustion gas, and a turbine operable to produce rotation of a first shaft in response to the receipt of the flow of combustion gas;
• a first generator coupled to the first shaft and operable to generate a first electrical power in response to rotation of the first shaft;
• a steam turbine operable to produce rotation of a second shaft in response to the receipt of the flow of steam;
• and
• a second generator coupled to the second shaft and operable to generate a second electrical power in response to rotation of the second shaft.

A method of producing electrical power, the method comprising:

• delivering a flow of reactant mixture to a reactor, the flow of reactant mixture including a metal and water;
• operating the reactor to produce a flow of hydrogen and a quantity of heat;
• cooling the reactor using a cooling system, the cooling process producing a flow of steam;
• combusting the hydrogen within a combustor to produce a flow of combustion gas;
• passing the flow of combustion gas through a turbine to rotate a first shaft;
• and
• directing the flow of steam through a steam turbine to rotate a second shaft.