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A modular acceleratordriven subcritical reactor design. An acceleratordriven subcritical reactor is a nuclear reactor design formed by coupling a substantially subcritical nuclear reactor core with a highenergy proton accelerator. Acceleratordriven subcritical reactor system ads for. In this article, we present the idea of directly using the lead. The operation of the accelerator driven reactor with subcritical condition provides a more flexible choice of the reactor materials and of design parameters. Generator of uninterrupted intense neutrons at the lead venus reactor project. The utilization of accelerators in subcritical systems for. Institutes throughout the world have conducted numerous programs. As an example, if the power gain is 55, it can result in an output electric power of. Applications of accelerator driven systems technologysystems technology accelerator driven systems may be employed to address several missionsemployed to address several missions, including.
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An accelerator driven syst em ads for transmutation of nuclear waste typically requires a 600 mev 1 gev accelerator delivering a proton flux of a few ma for demonstrators, and a few tens of ma for large industrial systems. Kinetic measurements in brahmma acceleratordriven subcritical system. The need of experimental validation, in particular in the fields of nuclear data, of the physics of accelerator driven subcritical systems and of fuels dedicated to transmutation, is also mentioned. The physics of accelerator driven subcritical reactors. Minimizing the cost of innovative nuclear technology through. This book describes the basic knowledge in nuclear, neutron, and reactor physics necessary for understanding the principle and implementation of accelerator driven subcritical nuclear reactors adsrs, also known as hybrid reactors. Currently, the production of energy from nuclear power plants requires the use of critical reactors, in which the number of neutrons released by fission is just enough to sustain a controlled chain reaction. This publication presents the results and conclusions of an international research collaboration devoted to gaining a better understanding of the physics of accelerator driven subcritical systems ads, with particular emphasis on using low enriched uranium leu fuel. Gurevich, at lab 2 in moscow, proposed to enhance the neutron source by a slightly subcritical u. Basics of accelerator driven subcritical reactors inpp.
However, the costs for construction, safety and maintenance of such complex installations are expected to be very high, let alone the amount of research needed to develop a practical. Highenergy proton beam accelerators for subcritical nuclear reactors. An accelerator driven subcritical reactor is a nuclear reactor design formed by coupling a substantially subcritical nuclear reactor core with a highenergy proton accelerator. Thoriumfuelled acceleratordriven subcritical reactor adsr systems require highpower proton beams, beyond the capacity of existing machines. Modeling of the external neutron source effect in a. For instance in a fusion fission hybrid reactor, entire fusion reactor acts as an external source while in an accelerator driven subcritical system ads a very small beam of charged particles impinges over the target. External source sizes for different subcritical reactors vary from one another drastically. Minimizing the cost of innovative nuclear technology through flexibility. A deep subcriticality is chosen sometime from the analysis of point kinetics. Besides, an ads operates in a subcritical mode and can more easily address safety issues associated with criticality although. Development and validation of depletion code system impc. Geant4 simulations of neutron production in a thorium fuelled accelerator driven subcritical reactors david sangcheol lee1 international institute for accelerator applications, university of huddersfield iiaa, university of huddersfield, queensgate, huddersfield, west yorkshire, uk hd1 3dh email. Accelerator driven systems international nuclear iaea.
Ads annular subcritical core was uniformly divided in 9 subzones. Possible use of accelerator driven subcritical reactors. Comparing the new generation accelerator driven subcritical. Read the latest articles of nuclear instruments and methods in physics research section a. The physics of transmutation in critical or subcritical. In recent years great interest has been displayed, worldwide, for accelerator driven subcritical reactors adsr or ads, also called here subcritical reactors on hybrid systems, to produce energy and transmute radioactive wastes in a, possibly, cleaner and safer way than at present. Spent nuclear fuel and alternative methods of transmutation. Benefits in using lead208 coolant for fast reactors and accelerator driven systems. Series fundamental and applied nuclear physics subject code 621.
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One such an option are accelerator driven systems, also called subcritical reactors, the idea is to use a particle accelerator as neutron source to drive the fusion reaction. Accelerator driven subcritical reactors book, 2003. Accelerator driven subcritical reactors ebook, 2003. Preliminary experiments on acceleratordriven subcritical. Accelerator driven systems and their applications 1. A major difficulty is fatigue of uo2 fuel in rods caused by accelerator trips no such problem for molten salt fuel the technology of moltensalt fuel was. Accelerator and target technology for accelerator driven. Instead of sustaining a chain reaction, a subcritical reactor uses additional neutrons from an outside source. Accelerator driven subcritical reactor, thorium, mcnpx, neutronic calculation 1. Accelerator driven subcritical reactors h nifenecker, o meplan, s david interest has risen recently in the reactors, which are said might produce energy and transmute radioactive wastes in a cleaner and safer manner than current nuclear power reactors. The physics of neutron multiplying systems is recalled. Jun 01, 2003 this book describes the basic knowledge in nuclear, neutron, and reactor physics necessary for understanding the principle and implementation of accelerator driven subcritical nuclear reactors adsrs, also known as hybrid reactors. Use of low enriched uranium fuel in accelerator driven. These reactors, which are hybrid systems, are important in production of clean and safe energy and conversion of radioactive waste.
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