Abstract
We describe a new approach for commercial nuclear energy production without a long-term high-level waste stream and for transmutation of both fission product and higher actinide commercial nuclear waste using a thermal flux of accelerator-produced neutrons in the 10{sup 16} n/cm{sup 2}s range. Continuous neutron fluxes at this intensity, which is approximately 100 times larger than is typically available in a large scale thermal reactor, appear practical, owing to recent advances in proton linear accelerator technology and to the spallation target-moderator design presented here. This large flux of thermal neutrons makes possible a waste inventory in the transmutation system which is smaller by about a factor of 100 than competing concepts. The accelerator allows the system to operate well below criticality so that the possibility for a criticality accident is eliminated. No control rods are required. The successful implementation of this new method for energy generation and waste transmutation would eliminate the need for nuclear waste storage on a geologic time scale. The production of nuclear energy from {sup 232}Th or {sup 238}U is used to illustrate the general principles of commercial nuclear energy, production without long-term high-level waste. There appears to be sufficient thorium to meet the world's energy
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Bowman, C D;
Arthur, E D;
Lisowski, P W;
Lawrence, G P;
Jensen, R J;
Anderson, J L;
Blind, B;
Cappiello, M;
Davidson, J W;
England, T R;
Engel, L N;
Haight, R C;
Hughes, III, H G;
Ireland, J R;
Krakowski, R A;
LaBauve, R J;
Letellier, B C;
Perry, R T;
Russell, G J;
Staudhammer, K P;
Versamis, G;
Wilson, W B
[1]
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
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Bowman, C D, Arthur, E D, Lisowski, P W, Lawrence, G P, Jensen, R J, Anderson, J L, Blind, B, Cappiello, M, Davidson, J W, England, T R, Engel, L N, Haight, R C, Hughes, III, H G, Ireland, J R, Krakowski, R A, LaBauve, R J, Letellier, B C, Perry, R T, Russell, G J, Staudhammer, K P, Versamis, G, and Wilson, W B.
Nuclear energy generation and waste transmutation using an accelerator-driven intense thermal neutron source.
Netherlands: N. p.,
1992.
Web.
doi:10.1016/0168-9002(92)90795-6.
Bowman, C D, Arthur, E D, Lisowski, P W, Lawrence, G P, Jensen, R J, Anderson, J L, Blind, B, Cappiello, M, Davidson, J W, England, T R, Engel, L N, Haight, R C, Hughes, III, H G, Ireland, J R, Krakowski, R A, LaBauve, R J, Letellier, B C, Perry, R T, Russell, G J, Staudhammer, K P, Versamis, G, & Wilson, W B.
Nuclear energy generation and waste transmutation using an accelerator-driven intense thermal neutron source.
Netherlands.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-9002(92)90795-6
Bowman, C D, Arthur, E D, Lisowski, P W, Lawrence, G P, Jensen, R J, Anderson, J L, Blind, B, Cappiello, M, Davidson, J W, England, T R, Engel, L N, Haight, R C, Hughes, III, H G, Ireland, J R, Krakowski, R A, LaBauve, R J, Letellier, B C, Perry, R T, Russell, G J, Staudhammer, K P, Versamis, G, and Wilson, W B.
1992.
"Nuclear energy generation and waste transmutation using an accelerator-driven intense thermal neutron source."
Netherlands.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-9002(92)90795-6.
@misc{etde_7226200,
title = {Nuclear energy generation and waste transmutation using an accelerator-driven intense thermal neutron source}
author = {Bowman, C D, Arthur, E D, Lisowski, P W, Lawrence, G P, Jensen, R J, Anderson, J L, Blind, B, Cappiello, M, Davidson, J W, England, T R, Engel, L N, Haight, R C, Hughes, III, H G, Ireland, J R, Krakowski, R A, LaBauve, R J, Letellier, B C, Perry, R T, Russell, G J, Staudhammer, K P, Versamis, G, and Wilson, W B}
abstractNote = {We describe a new approach for commercial nuclear energy production without a long-term high-level waste stream and for transmutation of both fission product and higher actinide commercial nuclear waste using a thermal flux of accelerator-produced neutrons in the 10{sup 16} n/cm{sup 2}s range. Continuous neutron fluxes at this intensity, which is approximately 100 times larger than is typically available in a large scale thermal reactor, appear practical, owing to recent advances in proton linear accelerator technology and to the spallation target-moderator design presented here. This large flux of thermal neutrons makes possible a waste inventory in the transmutation system which is smaller by about a factor of 100 than competing concepts. The accelerator allows the system to operate well below criticality so that the possibility for a criticality accident is eliminated. No control rods are required. The successful implementation of this new method for energy generation and waste transmutation would eliminate the need for nuclear waste storage on a geologic time scale. The production of nuclear energy from {sup 232}Th or {sup 238}U is used to illustrate the general principles of commercial nuclear energy, production without long-term high-level waste. There appears to be sufficient thorium to meet the world's energy needs for many millenia. (orig.).}
doi = {10.1016/0168-9002(92)90795-6}
journal = []
volume = {320:1/2}
journal type = {AC}
place = {Netherlands}
year = {1992}
month = {Aug}
}
title = {Nuclear energy generation and waste transmutation using an accelerator-driven intense thermal neutron source}
author = {Bowman, C D, Arthur, E D, Lisowski, P W, Lawrence, G P, Jensen, R J, Anderson, J L, Blind, B, Cappiello, M, Davidson, J W, England, T R, Engel, L N, Haight, R C, Hughes, III, H G, Ireland, J R, Krakowski, R A, LaBauve, R J, Letellier, B C, Perry, R T, Russell, G J, Staudhammer, K P, Versamis, G, and Wilson, W B}
abstractNote = {We describe a new approach for commercial nuclear energy production without a long-term high-level waste stream and for transmutation of both fission product and higher actinide commercial nuclear waste using a thermal flux of accelerator-produced neutrons in the 10{sup 16} n/cm{sup 2}s range. Continuous neutron fluxes at this intensity, which is approximately 100 times larger than is typically available in a large scale thermal reactor, appear practical, owing to recent advances in proton linear accelerator technology and to the spallation target-moderator design presented here. This large flux of thermal neutrons makes possible a waste inventory in the transmutation system which is smaller by about a factor of 100 than competing concepts. The accelerator allows the system to operate well below criticality so that the possibility for a criticality accident is eliminated. No control rods are required. The successful implementation of this new method for energy generation and waste transmutation would eliminate the need for nuclear waste storage on a geologic time scale. The production of nuclear energy from {sup 232}Th or {sup 238}U is used to illustrate the general principles of commercial nuclear energy, production without long-term high-level waste. There appears to be sufficient thorium to meet the world's energy needs for many millenia. (orig.).}
doi = {10.1016/0168-9002(92)90795-6}
journal = []
volume = {320:1/2}
journal type = {AC}
place = {Netherlands}
year = {1992}
month = {Aug}
}