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Neutron flux; Neutrons; Particles (Nuclear physics); Radioactive wastes—Transmutation; Spallation (Nuclear physics); Spent reactor fuels
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Radiation Transport Modeling Of Beam-Target Experiments For The Aaa Project, William Culbreth
Radiation Transport Modeling Of Beam-Target Experiments For The Aaa Project, William Culbreth
Reactor Campaign (TRP)
The AAA program will rely on the use of an accelerator-based transmuter to expose spent nuclear fuel to high-energy neutrons. The neutron flux will be sufficient to activate or fission the long-lived isotopes of Tc, I, Pu, Am, Cm, and Np that present a significant safety hazard in commercial spent fuel. Transmuter fuel will be subcritical and a high-energy proton accelerator is needed to maintain the necessary neutron flux through the use of a neutron spallation target. The maximum neutron energy produced by spallation (~ 600 MeV) is significantly higher than that produced by a commercial light water reactor (~ …