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| Title | An overview of accelerator-driven transmutation technology |
| Creator/Author | Heighway, E.A. |
| Publication Date | 1994 Jul 01 |
| OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 10165253; Legacy ID: DE94014724 |
| Report Number(s) | LA-UR--94-1429; CONF-9404184--1 |
| DOE Contract Number | W-7405-ENG-36 |
| Other Number(s) | Other: ON: DE94014724; TRN: TRN: 94:007481 |
| Resource Type | Conference |
| Specific Type | Technical Report |
| Resource Relation | Conference: LAMPF user`s group meeting,Washington, DC (United States),20 Apr 1994; Other Information: PBD: [1994] |
| Research Org | Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States) |
| Sponsoring Org | USDOE, Washington, DC (United States) |
| Subject | 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; PLUTONIUM; WASTE PROCESSING; TRANSMUTATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; PROTON BEAMS; SPALLATION |
| Description/Abstract | Accelerator-Driven Transmutation Technology, or ADT{sup 2}, is a collection of programs that share a common theme - they each have at their heart an intense source of neutrons generated by a high-energy proton beam striking a heavy metal target. The beam energy, typically 1000 MeV, is enough for a single proton to smash a target atom into atomic fragments. This so-called spallation process generates large numbers of neutrons (around 20 to 30 per proton) amid the atomic debris. These neutrons are of high value because they can be used to transmute neighboring atoms by neutron capture. Three distinct ADT{sup 2} program elements will be described. These are ADEP - accelerator-driven energy production, ABC - accelerator based conversion (of plutonium) and ATW - accelerator transmutation of waste. |
| Country of Publication | United States |
| Language | English |
| Format | Medium: ED; Size: 8 p. |
| Availability | INIS; OSTI as DE94014724; Paper copy available at OSTI: phone, 865-576-8401, or email, reports@adonis.osti.gov To purchase this media from NTIS, click here |
| System Entry Date | 2008 Feb 12 |
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