Accelerator-Driven Systems Neutronic Analyses at ENEA and Politecnico di Torino
A growing interest in accelerator-driven systems (ADSs) has led to the establishment in Italy of a basic research and development program aimed at the study of the physics and technological development needed to design an ADS for nuclear waste transmutation. In the framework of this program, ENEA and Politecnico di Torino are carrying out some neutronic analyses focused on an ADS prototype of small size, named EAP80 [{approx}80 MW(thermal)], fueled with a standard fast reactor fuel (Superphenix 1 type), and cooled by Pb/Bi. The EAP80 prototype was conceived with close reference to Rubbia et al.'s energy amplifier proposal. Current neutronic activities cover the development of computational tools and static and kinetics analyses. This paper summarizes some preliminary results and specifications.
- Research Organization:
- ENEA, Rome, Italy; Politecnico di Torino, Rome (IT)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- none (US)
- OSTI ID:
- 786461
- Report Number(s):
- ISSN 0003-018X; CODEN TANSAO; ISSN 0003-018X; CODEN TANSAO; TRN: US0108898
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 1999 Winter Meeting, Long Beach, CA (US), 11/14/1999--11/18/1999; Other Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 81; PBD: 14 Nov 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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