Accelerator driven sub-critical core

Patent · Tue Mar 17 00:00:00 EDT 2015

OSTI ID:1172767

McIntyre, Peter M; Sattarov, Akhdiyor

Systems and methods for operating an accelerator driven sub-critical core. In one embodiment, a fission power generator includes a sub-critical core and a plurality of proton beam generators. Each of the proton beam generators is configured to concurrently provide a proton beam into a different area of the sub-critical core. Each proton beam scatters neutrons within the sub-critical core. The plurality of proton beam generators provides aggregate power to the sub-critical core, via the proton beams, to scatter neutrons sufficient to initiate fission in the sub-critical core.

• Research Organization: Texas A&M University System, College Station, TX (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: FG03-95ER40924
• Assignee: Texas A&M University System (College Station, TX)
• Patent Number(s): 8,983,017
• Application Number: 13/222,652
• OSTI ID: 1172767
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 2011 Aug 31
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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