Design and safety features of the APT target/blanket system
Journal Article
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· Transactions of the American Nuclear Society
OSTI ID:436956
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM (United States)
- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY (United States)
- Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
The accelerator production of tritium (APT) project involves the design of an accelerator and target/blanket system to produce tritium. The APT will employ a 100-mA, 1000-MeV proton linear accelerator. Neutrons are produced in tungsten and lead in a target/blanket through nuclear spallation and are moderated and absorbed in {sup 3}He to produce tritium. The target/blanket uses a replaceable module design, incorporating a window module and a centrally located tungsten neutron source module surrounded by blanket and reflector modules. All modules reside in a cavity that operates at 1-Torr pressure. The design optimizes neutron economy while maintaining adequate thermal, structural, and safety margins.
- OSTI ID:
- 436956
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9606116--
- Journal Information:
- Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Vol. 74; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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