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Title: Target designs for Accelerator Production of Tritium (APT) utilizing lithium-aluminum

Abstract

A number of accelerator-driven spallation neutron-source target/blanket systems have been developed for production of tritium under the APT Program. The two systems described in this paper employ a proton linear accelerator, and a target which contains a heavy-metal(s) for the production of neutrons via spallation, and solid lithium-aluminum for the production of tritium via neutron capture. lie lithium-aluminum technology is based on that employed at Savannah River for tritium production since the 1950`s. In the APT concept tritium is produced without the presence of fissionable materials; therefore, no high-level waste is produced, and the ES&H concerns are significantly reduced compared to reactor systems.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
224971
Report Number(s):
BNL-62724; CONF-960306-14
ON: DE96008219; TRN: 96:012152
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-76CH00016
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: ICONE 4: ASME/JSME international conference on nuclear engineering, New Orleans, LA (United States), 10-13 Mar 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1996]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
07 ISOTOPE AND RADIATION SOURCE TECHNOLOGY; 43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; 66 PHYSICS; NEUTRON SOURCES; TARGETS; LITHIUM; NEUTRON REACTIONS; ALUMINIUM; DESIGN; SPALLATION; ACCELERATORS; PROTON BEAMS; TRITIUM; CAPTURE

Citation Formats

Todosow, M, and Van Tuyle, G J. Target designs for Accelerator Production of Tritium (APT) utilizing lithium-aluminum. United States: N. p., 1996. Web.
Todosow, M, & Van Tuyle, G J. Target designs for Accelerator Production of Tritium (APT) utilizing lithium-aluminum. United States.
Todosow, M, and Van Tuyle, G J. 1996. "Target designs for Accelerator Production of Tritium (APT) utilizing lithium-aluminum". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/224971.
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abstractNote = {A number of accelerator-driven spallation neutron-source target/blanket systems have been developed for production of tritium under the APT Program. The two systems described in this paper employ a proton linear accelerator, and a target which contains a heavy-metal(s) for the production of neutrons via spallation, and solid lithium-aluminum for the production of tritium via neutron capture. lie lithium-aluminum technology is based on that employed at Savannah River for tritium production since the 1950`s. In the APT concept tritium is produced without the presence of fissionable materials; therefore, no high-level waste is produced, and the ES&H concerns are significantly reduced compared to reactor systems.},
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year = {Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1996},
month = {Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1996}
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