Published November 1, 2004
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Journal article
The MEGAPIE 1 MW target in support to ADS development: status of R and D and design
Creators
- 1. Paul Scherrer Institut, Spallation Neutron Source, Villigen, PSI (Germany)
- 2. Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH, Nukleare Sicherheitsforschung, D-76021 Karlsruhe (Germany)
- 3. CEA/Cadarache, DER/STR/LCET, St. Paul lez Durance (France)
- 4. Ecole des Mines, Laboratoire SUBATECH, Nantes (France)
- 5. ENEA, CR Brasimone, 40032 Camugnano, Bologna (Italy)
Description
The MEGAPIE project is aimed at designing, building and operating a liquid metal spallation neutron target as a key experiment on the road to an experimental accelerator driven system and to improve the neutron flux at the PSI spallation source. The design of the target system has been completed. The target configuration and the operating conditions have been defined and the expected performance assessed. A preliminary safety analysis has been performed considering normal, off-normal and accident conditions and a corresponding report has been submitted to the authorities for licensing. The experience gained up to now shows that MEGAPIE may well be the first liquid metal target to be irradiated under high power beam conditions
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2004.07.007;
- PII
- S0022-3115(04)00539-2;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Nuclear Materials
- Journal Volume
- 335
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 156-162
- ISSN
- 0022-3115
- CODEN
- JNUMAM
Conference
- Title
- 3. international workshop on materials for hybrid reactors and related technologies
- Dates
- 13-15 Oct 2003
- Place
- Rome (Italy)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 36049200
- Subject category
- S43: PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ACCELERATOR DRIVEN TRANSMUTATION; ACCELERATORS; DESIGN; IRRADIATION; LICENSING; LIQUID METALS; NEUTRON FLUX; NEUTRONS; PERFORMANCE; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; SAFETY ANALYSIS; SPALLATION; TARGETS
- Descriptors DEC
- BARYONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; FERMIONS; FLUIDS; HADRONS; LIQUIDS; METALS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEONS; RADIATION FLUX; TRANSMUTATION
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2004 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.