Published September 30, 1993 | Version v1
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Topical report on a preconceptual design for the Spallation-Induced Lithium Conversion (SILC) target for the accelerator production of tritium (APT)

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Description

The preconceptual design of the APT Li-Al target system, also referred to as the Spallation-Induced Lithium Conversion (SILC), target system, is summarized in this report. The system has been designed to produce a ''3/8 Goal'' quantity of tritium using the 200-mA, 1.0 GeV proton beam emerging from the LANL-designed LINAC. The SILC target system consists of a beam expander, a heavy-water-cooled lead spallation neutron source assembly surrounded by light-water-cooled Li-Al blankets, a target window, heat removal systems, and related safety systems. The preconceptual design of each of these major components is described. Descriptions are also provided for the target fabrication, tritium extraction, and waste-steam processes. Performance characteristics are presented and discussed

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MF available from INIS under the Report Number; Also available from OSTI as DE94008932; NTIS; US Govt. Printing Office Dep.

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Imprint Pagination
283 p.
Report number
BNL--52401

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
25053778
Subject category
S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
LINEAR ACCELERATORS; LITHIUM 6 TARGET; NEUTRON REACTIONS; PROTON BEAMS; SPALLATION; TRITIUM
Descriptors DEC
ACCELERATORS; BARYON REACTIONS; BEAMS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; HADRON REACTIONS; HYDROGEN ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEI; NUCLEON BEAMS; NUCLEON REACTIONS; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; PARTICLE BEAMS; RADIOISOTOPES; TARGETS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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Contract/Grant/Project number
Contract AC02-76CH00016
Funding organization
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States).