Utilisation and Reliability of High Power Proton Accelerators
Subtitle: Workshop Proceedings, Mol, Belgium, 6-9 May 2007
By: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and Nuclear Energy Agency
Contributors: Nuclear Energy Agency
Series: Nuclear science; Nuclear Science
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]:
Number of pages: 455
ISBN-13: 9789264044791
Subjects: Nuclear energy
Description: Accelerator-driven systems (ADS) are being considered for their potential use in the transmutation of radioactive waste. The performance of such hybrid nuclear systems depends to a large extent on the specification and reliability of high power accelerators, as well as the integration of the accelerator with spallation targets and sub-critical systems. At present, much R&amp;D work is still required in order to demonstrate the desired capability of the system as a whole. Accelerator scientists and reactor physicists from around the world gathered at an NEA workshop to discuss issues of common interest and to present the most recent achievements in their research. Discussions focused on accelerator reliability; target, window and coolant technology; sub-critical system design and ADS simulations; safety and control of ADS; and ADS experiments and test facilities. These proceedings contain the technical papers presented at the workshop as well as summaries of the working group discussions held. They will be of particular interest to scientists working on ADS development as well as on radioactive waste management issues in general.
Table of contents: title: Opening; title: MEGAPIE Programme; title: SESSION I - Accelerator Programmes and Applications; title: Accelerator Reliability; title: SESSION III - Spallation Target Development and Coolant Technology; title: SESSION IV - Subcritical System Design and ADS Simulations; title: SESSION V - ADS Experiments and Test Facilities.