The physics design of accelerator-driven transmutation systems

Journal Article · Fri Sep 15 04:00:00 EDT 1995 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.49147· OSTI ID:21156072

Venneri, Francesco ^[1]

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1. LER-ADTT, Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)

Nuclear systems under study in the Los Alamos Accelerator-Driven Transmutation Technology program (ADTT) will allow the destruction of nuclear spent fuel and weapons-return plutonium, as well as the production of nuclear energy from the thorium cycle, without a long-lived radioactive waste stream. The subcritical systems proposed represent a radical departure from traditional nuclear concepts (reactors), yet the actual implementation of ADTT systems is based on modest extrapolations of existing technology. These systems strive to keep the best that the nuclear technology has developed over the years, within a sensible conservative design envelope and eventually manage to offer a safer, less expensive and more environmentally sound approach to nuclear power.

• OSTI ID: 21156072
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 346; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ACCELERATOR DRIVEN TRANSMUTATION
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DESIGN
EXTRAPOLATION
IMPLEMENTATION
LANL
PLUTONIUM
SPENT FUELS
SUBCRITICAL ASSEMBLIES
THORIUM CYCLE