A small scale accelerator driven subcritical assembly development and demonstration experiment at LAMPF

Conference · Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994

OSTI ID:10186518

Wender, S A; Venneri, F; Bowman, C D; Arthur, E D; Heighway, E A; Beard, C A; Bracht, R R; Buksa, J J; Chavez, W; DeVolder, B G ^[1]

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A small scale experiment is described that will demonstrate many of the aspects of accelerator-driven transmutation technology. This experiment uses the high-power proton beam from the Los Alamos Meson Physics Facility accelerator and will be located in the Area-A experimental hall. Beam currents of up to 1 mA will be used to produce neutrons with a molten lead target. The target is surrounded by a molten salt and graphite moderator blanket. Fissionable material can be added to the molten salt to demonstrate plutonium burning or transmutation of commercial spent fuel or energy production from thorium. The experiment will be operated at power levels up to 5 MW{sub t}.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 10186518
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-94-3000; CONF-9407103-31; ON: DE95000817; TRN: 94:020402
• Resource Relation: Conference: International conference on accelerator-driven transmutation technologies and applications,Las Vegas, NV (United States),25 Jul - 1 Aug 1994; Other Information: PBD: [1994]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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