Accelerator for the production of tritium (APT)

Conference · Sat Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1988

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/PAC.1989.73242· OSTI ID:6296406

Wilson, M T; Bhatia, T S; Guy, F W; Neuschaefer, G H; Wangler, T P; Young, L M

A collaborative study by Los Alamos and Brookhaven National Laboratories, supported by the Westinghouse Hanford Company, investigating a facility to produce tritium for the nation's defense needs indicates that a 1.6-GeV, 250-mA proton accelerator is required. A reference design of this accelerator starts with two parallel 125-keV injectors feeding 350-MHz radio-frequency quadrupoles (RFQ) that funnel at 2.5 MeV into a 700-MHz drift-tube linac (DTL). The DTL injects at 100 MeV into a 1400-MHz side-coupled linac (SCL). The accelerator will cost about $1.2 B and require 746 MW of electricity. 3 refs., 3 tabs.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6296406
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-89-1221; CONF-890335-82; ON: DE89011187
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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