SILC target design for accelerator production of tritium (APT)
- Department of Advanced Technology Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973 (United States)
An accelerator-driven spallation neutron-source target/blanket system has been developed for the production of tritium. The system employs a proton linear accelerator, and a lead neutron-producing target, surrounded by tritium-producing blankets based on the lithium-aluminum technology employed at Savannah River for tritium production since the 1950's. The target/blanket configuration is referred to as the SILC target, for Spallation-Induced Lithium Conversion. In this concept, tritium is produced without the presence of fissionable materials; therefore, no high-level waste is produced, and the ES and H concerns are significantly reduced compared to reactor systems. A preconceptual design has been completed for the SILC target, and the attractive performance and ES and H characteristics demonstrated. Experiments were also performed in support of the target design to confirm materials performance, safety, and to validate the nuclear design methodology.
- OSTI ID:
- 21156185
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 346, Issue 1; Conference: International conference on accelerator-driven transmutation technologies and applications, Las Vegas, NV (United States), 25-29 Jul 1994; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.49076; (c) 1995 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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