APT target/blanket system design

Conference · Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996

OSTI ID:248180

Cappiello, M ^[1]

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

As part of the Department of Energy (DOE) Accelerator Production of Tritium (APT) project, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is developing an accelerator system to produce tritium. The system`s target/blanket design draws from spallation neutron source technology. Neutrons are produced in tungsten and lead, then captured in helium-3 ({sup 3}He) to produce tritium. The tritium is continuously removed for immediate delivery. The replaceable module design includes a window, tungsten neutron source, lead blanket, and heavy-water reflector modules. The design meets tritium production goals, maintains a high degree of safety, and provides for highly reliable operation.

• OSTI ID: 248180
• Report Number(s): CONF-960306-; ISBN 0-7918-1226-X; TRN: 96:014864
• Resource Relation: Conference: ICONE 4: ASME/JSME international conference on nuclear engineering, New Orleans, LA (United States), 10-13 Mar 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of ICONE-4: Proceedings. Volume 2: Advanced reactors; Rao, A.S. [ed.] [General Electric Nuclear Engineering, San Jose, CA (United States)]; Duffey, R.B. [ed.] [Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)]; Elias, D. [ed.] [Commonwealth Edison, Downers Grove, IL (United States)]; PB: 637 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
TRITIUM
ISOTOPE PRODUCTION
TARGET CHAMBERS
DESIGN
LINEAR ACCELERATORS
HELIUM 3
NEUTRON REFLECTORS
BEAM TRANSPORT
SPALLATION
COOLANTS
HEAT TRANSFER
ENGINEERED SAFETY SYSTEMS
PROTON BEAMS
DIAGRAMS