The physics of sub-critical lattices in accelerator driven hybrid systems: The MUSE experiments in the MASURCA facility

Journal Article · Thu Jun 10 04:00:00 EDT 1999 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.59249· OSTI ID:21205583

Chauvin, J P; Lebrat, J F; Soule, R; Martini, M; Jacqmin, R; Imel, G R; Salvatores, M ^[1]

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1. Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Centre d'Etudes de CADARACHE, Direction des Reacteurs Nucleaires, Departement d'Etude des Reacteurs, Service de Physique Experimentale, Laboratoire des Programmes Experimentaux, 13108 Saint-Paul-Lez-Durance--France (France)

Since 1991, the CEA has studied the physics of hybrid systems, involving a sub-critical reactor coupled with an accelerator. These studies have provided information on the potential of hybrid systems to transmute actinides and, long lived fission products. The potential of such a system remains to be proven, specifically in terms of the physical understanding of the different phenomena involved and their modelling, as well as in terms of experimental validation of coupled systems, sub-critical environment/accelerator. This validation must be achieved through mock-up studies of the sub-critical environments coupled to a source of external neutrons. The MUSE-4 mock-up experiment is planed at the MASURCA facility and will use an accelerator coupled to a tritium target. The great step between the generator used in the past and the accelerator will allow to increase the knowledge in hybrid physic and to decrease the experimental biases and the measurement uncertainties.

• OSTI ID: 21205583
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 475; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
ACCELERATOR DRIVEN TRANSMUTATION
FISSION PRODUCTS
HYBRID SYSTEMS
MASURCA REACTOR
NEUTRON SPECTRA
RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING
SUBCRITICAL ASSEMBLIES
TRITIUM TARGET