Accelerator technology for the LANL ATW system

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)

OSTI ID:5782464

Lawrence, G P ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)

The Los Alamos National Laboratory concept for accelerator transmutation of nuclear waste (ATW) employs a high-power proton linear accelerator to generate intense fluxes of thermal neutrons (> 10{sup 16} n/cm{sup 20} {center dot} s) through spallation on a lead-bismuth target. The nominal beam energy for a ATW accelerator is 1.6 GeV, and the average current requirements range from 250 to 30 mA, depending on application specifics. A recent study of accelerator production of tritium (APT) led to the development of a detailed point design for a 1.6-GeV, 250-mA cw proton linac. The accelerator design was reviewed by the Energy Research Advisory Board and found to be technically sound. The panel concluded that a linac of this power level could now be implemented within the existing technology base, given an adequate component development program and an integrated engineering demonstration of the front end. The APT linac can be taken as representing the upper bound of ATW power requirements.

• OSTI ID: 5782464
• Report Number(s): CONF-910603-; CODEN: TANSA
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States), Vol. 63; Conference: Annual meeting of the American Nuclear Society (ANS), Orlando, FL (United States), 2-6 Jun 1991; ISSN 0003-018X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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