ELECTRONUCLEAR REACTOR
Patent
·
OSTI ID:4155044
An electronuclear reactor is described in which a very high-energy particle accelerator is employed with appropriate target structure to produce an artificially produced material in commercial quantities by nuclear transformations. The principal novelty resides in the combination of an accelerator with a target for converting the accelerator beam to copious quantities of low-energy neutrons for absorption in a lattice of fertile material and moderator. The fertile material of the lattice is converted by neutron absorption reactions to an artificially produced material, e.g., plutonium, where depleted uranium is utilized as the fertile material.
- Research Organization:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-022645
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Number(s):
- US 2933442
- OSTI ID:
- 4155044
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
An active target concept for the electronuclear reactor
Electronuclear power plants in future nuclear power production
GASEOUS DISCHARGE DEVICE
Technical Report
·
Sat Dec 30 23:00:00 EST 1995
·
OSTI ID:215714
Electronuclear power plants in future nuclear power production
Journal Article
·
Tue Feb 28 23:00:00 EST 1995
· Atomic Energy (New York)
·
OSTI ID:450810
GASEOUS DISCHARGE DEVICE
Patent
·
Mon Jan 09 23:00:00 EST 1961
·
OSTI ID:4108639