Detailed studies of Minor Actinide transmutation-incineration in high-intensity neutron fluxes

Conference · Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2006

OSTI ID:22039474

Bringer, O ^[1]; Al Mahamid, I ^[2]; Blandin, C ^[3]; Chabod, S ^[1]; Chartier, F ^[4]; Dupont, E; Fioni, G ^[1]; Isnard, H ^[4]; Letourneau, A; Marie, F ^[1]; Mutti, P ^[5]; Oriol, L ^[3]; Panebianco, S; Veyssiere, C ^[1]

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1. CEA/Saclay/DSM/DAPNIA, Gif-sur-Yvette (France)
2. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, E.H. and S. Div., CA (United States)
3. CEA/Cadarache/DEN/DER/SPEX, Saint-Paul-lez-Durances (France)
4. CEA/Cadarache/DEN/DPC/SECR, Gif-sur-Yvette (France)
5. Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble (France)

The Mini-INCA project is dedicated to the measurement of incineration-transmutation chains and potentials of minor actinides in high-intensity thermal neutron fluxes. In this context, new types of detectors and methods of analysis have been developed. The {sup 241}Am and {sup 232}Th transmutation-incineration chains have been studied and several capture and fission cross sections measured very precisely, showing some discrepancies with existing data or evaluated data. An impact study was made on different based-like GEN-IV reactors. It underlines the necessity to proceed to precise measurements for a large number of minor-actinides that contribute to these future incineration scenarios. (authors)

• Research Organization: American Nuclear Society, 555 North Kensington Avenue, La Grange Park, IL 60526 (United States)
• OSTI ID: 22039474
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ACTINIDE BURNER REACTORS
AMERICIUM 241
BURNUP
CROSS SECTIONS
EVALUATED DATA
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FISSION
NEUTRON FLUX
THERMAL NEUTRONS
THORIUM 232
TRANSMUTATION