Accelerator driven subcritical reactors

Hervé Nifenecker, O. Meplan, S. David

326 pages, parution le 27/06/2003

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Résumé

The book describes the basic knowledge in nuclear, neutron and reactor physics necessary for understanding the principle and implementation of accelerator driven subcritical nuclear reactors (ADSR) - also known as hybrid reactors.

Since hybrid reactors may contribute to future Nuclear Energy production, the book begins with a discussion of the general energy problem. It proceeds by developing the elementary physics of neutron reactors, including the basic nuclear physics involved. The computational methods are presented and discussed, with special emphasis on Monte Carlo methods.

The specifics of ADSR are examined, starting from the neutron spallation source to safety features. A thorough discussion is given on the size of hybrid reactors, which follows very different constraints from that of critical reactors. The possibility to optimize the source importance is examined in detail. The discussion of the fuel evolution follows with its relevance to safety and to the waste production and incineration. The conditions for having a constant reactivity over sufficiently long lapse of time are especially discussed. A number of practical designs that have been proposed are described and evaluated. Finally the last chapter deals with the examination of proposed and possible waste transmutation policies and the role which could be played by ADSR in this context. The potential advantage of the Thorium cycle is discussed as well as different scenarios that could be used to implement it.

Introduction
The EnergyIssue
Elementary Reactor Theory
ADSRs Principles
Practical Simulation Methods
The Neutron Source
ADSR Kinetics
Reactivity Evolutions
Fuel Reprocessing Techniques
Generic Properties of ADSRs
Waste incineration
Ground Laying Proposals
Scenarios for the Development of ADSRs
Appendices

Bibliography
Index

L'auteur - Hervé Nifenecker

Institut des Sciences Nucleaires, France

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L'auteur - O. Meplan

Institut des Sciences Nucleaires, France

L'auteur - S. David

Institut de Physique Nucleaire, France

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Institute of Physics (IOP)
Auteur(s)	Hervé Nifenecker, O. Meplan, S. David
Parution	27/06/2003
Nb. de pages	326
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	690g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780750307437
ISBN13	978-0-7503-0743-7