A small scale accelerator driven subcritical assembly development and demonstration experiment at LAMPF

Journal Article · Fri Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 1995 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.49099· OSTI ID:21156149

Wender, S A; Venneri, F; Bowman, C D; Arthur, E D; Heighway, E; Beard, C A; Bracht, R R; Buksa, J J; Chavez, W; DeVolder, B G; Park, J J; Parker, R B; Pillai, C; Pitcher, E; Potter, R C; Reid, R S; Russell, G J; Trujillo, D A; Weinacht, D J; Wilson, W B ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)

A small scale experiment is described that will demonstrate many of the aspects of accelerator-driven transmutation technology. This experiment uses the high-power proton beam from the Los Alamos Meson Physics Facility accelerator and will be located in the Area-A experimental hall. Beam currents of up to 1 mA will be used to produce neutrons with a molten lead target. The target is surrounded by a molten salt and graphite moderator blanket. Fissionable material can be added to the molten salt to demonstrate plutonium burning or transmutation of commercial spent fuel or energy production from thorium. The experiment will be operated at power levels up to 5 MWt.

• OSTI ID: 21156149
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 346, Issue 1; Conference: International conference on accelerator-driven transmutation technologies and applications, Las Vegas, NV (United States), 25-29 Jul 1994; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.49099; (c) 1995 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
ACCELERATOR DRIVEN TRANSMUTATION
BEAM CURRENTS
BEAM PRODUCTION
FISSIONABLE MATERIALS
GRAPHITE
LAMPF LINAC
LEAD
MOLTEN SALTS
NEUTRON BEAMS
PLUTONIUM
PROTON BEAMS
SPENT FUELS
SUBCRITICAL ASSEMBLIES
THORIUM