Published September 15, 1995
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Journal article
Some nuclear safety aspects of the Los Alamos accelerator based conversion concept
- 1. Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)
- 2. Department of Physics, Royal Institute of Technology, 100 44 Stockholm (Sweden)
Description
The detailed analysis of the few parameters important for the safety of the accelerator-driven plutonium burner concept developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory was performed. The plutonium load, optimal thermalization of the neutron spectrum and temperature reactivity coefficients were investigated. The calculations revealed the strong positive temperature reactivity coefficient. The ways to solve this problem are suggested
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.49108;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- AIP Conference Proceedings
- Journal Volume
- 346
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 717-723
- ISSN
- 0094-243X
- CODEN
- APCPCS
Conference
- Title
- International conference on accelerator-driven transmutation technologies and applications
- Dates
- 25-29 Jul 1994
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV (United States)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 40034160
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ACCELERATOR DRIVEN TRANSMUTATION; ACTINIDE BURNER REACTORS; BURNUP; CRITICALITY; DATA ANALYSIS; LANL; NEUTRON SPECTRA; PLUTONIUM; PROLIFERATION; RADIATION PROTECTION; REACTIVITY COEFFICIENTS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMALIZATION
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDES; ELEMENTS; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; METALS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; REACTORS; SLOWING-DOWN; SPECTRA; TRANSMUTATION; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; US DOE; US ORGANIZATIONS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 1995 American Institute of Physics.