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Optimization of breeding properties of the spallation neutron source target for ADS

12/25/2016 2016 - #04 Modelling processes at nuclear facilities

Frolova T.A.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26583/npe.2016.4.12

UDC: 621.039.5, 621.039.53

One of the main components of an ADS is the spallation target, providing power plant by neutrons. This neutron source provides primary neutrons that multiply in the surrounding subcritical core or in the blanket in which transmutation reactions proceed. These primary neutrons are produced by the spallation reactions when heavy target nuclei are bombarded by high-energy protons from the accelerator. On average, per proton with the energy of 1 GeV under the spallation reactions in target containing nuclei of heavy elements (for example, Hg, Ta, W, U,) arises from 20 (for Hg and Pb) to 50 (for U) neutrons. Heavy elements such as lead, bismuth, mercury, tantalum and tungsten are considered as suitable materials for the targets. In the last years successfully developed lead-bismuth eutectic target.

In this paper shown that for every target material and energy there is an optimal target size which results in the escape of a maximum number of spallation neutrons from the target. Represented the results of calculations of the energy spectrum of neutrons produced in the reactions of the interaction of protons with heavy targets for the energy range of primary protons from 0.8 to 1.4 GeV.

Analysis changes of the neutron generation rate for the cylindrical target of diameter 10 cm and length of 1 to 120 cm at incident proton energies from 0.8 to 1.4 GeV made possible to calculate the optimum size of the target of heavy nuclei, for designed ADS. Optimization sizes of spallation neutrons target from natBi, natHg, natPb and natW were done.

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Link for citing the article: Frolova T.A. Optimization of breeding properties of the spallation neutron source target for ADS. Izvestiya vuzov. Yadernaya Energetika. 2016, no. 4, pp. 125-132; DOI: https://doi.org/10.26583/npe.2016.4.12 (in Russian).

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