Spallator: a new option for nuclear power

Conference · Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:6093969

Steinberg, M; Grand, P; Takahashi, H; Powell, J R; Kouts, H J

The principles of the spallator reactor are reviewed. Advances in linear accelerator technology allow the design and construction of high current (hundreds of mA) continuous wave high energy (thousands of MeV) proton machines in the near term. Spallation neutronic calculations building on existing experimental results, indicate substantial neutron yields on uranium targets. Spallator target assembly designs based on water cooled reactor technology indicate operable efficient systems. Fuel cycles are presented which supply fissile material to thermal power reactors and reduce fission product waste. Preliminary comparative analysis indicates an economically competitive system in which a single purpose self-sufficient spallator supplies fuel to a number of LWRs. The spallator assures a long-term LWR power reactor economy. International interest in advancing the technology is indicated.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 6093969
• Report Number(s): BNL-33020; CONF-830632-3; ON: DE83014432
• Resource Relation: Conference: 3. international conference on emerging nuclear energy systems, Helsinki, Finland, 6 Jun 1983
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
ACCELERATOR BREEDERS
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
LINEAR ACCELERATORS
NEUTRON SOURCES
PROTON BEAMS
QUADRUPOLE LINACS
SPALLATION
TARGETS
ACCELERATORS
BEAMS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEON BEAMS
PARTICLE BEAMS
PARTICLE SOURCES
RADIATION SOURCES
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