Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry, 2013
ABSTRACT We report the development of a conceptual design for accelerator-driven subcritical fiss... more ABSTRACT We report the development of a conceptual design for accelerator-driven subcritical fission in a molten salt core (ADSMS). ADSMS is capable of destroying all of the transuranics at the same rate and proportion as they are produced in a conventional nuclear power plant. The ADSMS core is fueled solely by transuranics extracted from used nuclear fuel and reduces its radiotoxicity by a factor 10,000. ADSMS offers a way to close the nuclear fuel cycle so that the full energy potential in the fertile fuels uranium and thorium can be recovered.
10th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Volume 4, 2002
... Creator/Author, Rochau, G. ; Cash, J. ; King, D. ; Morrow, C. ; Seidel, D. ; Slutz, S. [Sandi... more ... Creator/Author, Rochau, G. ; Cash, J. ; King, D. ; Morrow, C. ; Seidel, D. ; Slutz, S. [Sandia National Laboratories (United States ... Description/Abstract, The United States Department of Energy, Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (NERI) Direct Energy Conversion (DEC) project has ...
12th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Volume 2, 2004
The United States Department of Energy, Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (NERI) Direct Energy C... more The United States Department of Energy, Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (NERI) Direct Energy Conversion Proof of Principle (DECPOP) project has as its goal the development of a direct energy conversion process suitable for commercial development. We define direct energy ...
ABSTRACT Accelerator-driven subcritical fission in a molten salt core (ADSMS) is being developed ... more ABSTRACT Accelerator-driven subcritical fission in a molten salt core (ADSMS) is being developed as a technology for green nuclear power. ADSMS burns its fertile fuel to completion, it cannot melt down, and it destroys long-lived minor actinides. The ADSMS core consists of a vessel filled with a molten salt eutectic of UCl3 and NaCl. The fast neutronics of ADSMS makes possible two unique benefits: isobreeding, a steady-state equilibrium in which ^238U is bred to ^239Pu and the ^239Pu fissions, and destruction of minor actinides, in which fission of the intermediary nuclides dominates of breeding. Results of simulations of the fast neutronics in the ADSMS core will be presented.
Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry, 2013
ABSTRACT We report the development of a conceptual design for accelerator-driven subcritical fiss... more ABSTRACT We report the development of a conceptual design for accelerator-driven subcritical fission in a molten salt core (ADSMS). ADSMS is capable of destroying all of the transuranics at the same rate and proportion as they are produced in a conventional nuclear power plant. The ADSMS core is fueled solely by transuranics extracted from used nuclear fuel and reduces its radiotoxicity by a factor 10,000. ADSMS offers a way to close the nuclear fuel cycle so that the full energy potential in the fertile fuels uranium and thorium can be recovered.
Energy, abundantly produced and wisely used, has always been needed for the advancement of civili... more Energy, abundantly produced and wisely used, has always been needed for the advancement of civilization. Until the last few centuries, productivity was severely limited because only human and animal power were available as prime movers. By the early ...
Values for reactivity effects are required both for transient safety analysis and for control req... more Values for reactivity effects are required both for transient safety analysis and for control requirements during normal operation. Reactivity effects of importance in fast reactor design and safety include (1) effects of dimensional changes in core geometry,(2) the Doppler ...
The principal objective of the sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR) power plant is to generate electr... more The principal objective of the sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR) power plant is to generate electricity. This is accomplished by transferring energy from nuclear fission to a steam system to run a turbine-generator. In this chapter we describe the SFR systems outside the ...
Before discussing the neutronics, systems, and safety considerations involved in designing fast s... more Before discussing the neutronics, systems, and safety considerations involved in designing fast spectrum reactors, it is appropriate to follow the lead of Wirtz [1] in sketching the bases for fast spectrum reactor designs. In this orientation, care will be taken to indicate the ...
Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry, 2013
ABSTRACT We report the development of a conceptual design for accelerator-driven subcritical fiss... more ABSTRACT We report the development of a conceptual design for accelerator-driven subcritical fission in a molten salt core (ADSMS). ADSMS is capable of destroying all of the transuranics at the same rate and proportion as they are produced in a conventional nuclear power plant. The ADSMS core is fueled solely by transuranics extracted from used nuclear fuel and reduces its radiotoxicity by a factor 10,000. ADSMS offers a way to close the nuclear fuel cycle so that the full energy potential in the fertile fuels uranium and thorium can be recovered.
10th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Volume 4, 2002
... Creator/Author, Rochau, G. ; Cash, J. ; King, D. ; Morrow, C. ; Seidel, D. ; Slutz, S. [Sandi... more ... Creator/Author, Rochau, G. ; Cash, J. ; King, D. ; Morrow, C. ; Seidel, D. ; Slutz, S. [Sandia National Laboratories (United States ... Description/Abstract, The United States Department of Energy, Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (NERI) Direct Energy Conversion (DEC) project has ...
12th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Volume 2, 2004
The United States Department of Energy, Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (NERI) Direct Energy C... more The United States Department of Energy, Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (NERI) Direct Energy Conversion Proof of Principle (DECPOP) project has as its goal the development of a direct energy conversion process suitable for commercial development. We define direct energy ...
ABSTRACT Accelerator-driven subcritical fission in a molten salt core (ADSMS) is being developed ... more ABSTRACT Accelerator-driven subcritical fission in a molten salt core (ADSMS) is being developed as a technology for green nuclear power. ADSMS burns its fertile fuel to completion, it cannot melt down, and it destroys long-lived minor actinides. The ADSMS core consists of a vessel filled with a molten salt eutectic of UCl3 and NaCl. The fast neutronics of ADSMS makes possible two unique benefits: isobreeding, a steady-state equilibrium in which ^238U is bred to ^239Pu and the ^239Pu fissions, and destruction of minor actinides, in which fission of the intermediary nuclides dominates of breeding. Results of simulations of the fast neutronics in the ADSMS core will be presented.
Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry, 2013
ABSTRACT We report the development of a conceptual design for accelerator-driven subcritical fiss... more ABSTRACT We report the development of a conceptual design for accelerator-driven subcritical fission in a molten salt core (ADSMS). ADSMS is capable of destroying all of the transuranics at the same rate and proportion as they are produced in a conventional nuclear power plant. The ADSMS core is fueled solely by transuranics extracted from used nuclear fuel and reduces its radiotoxicity by a factor 10,000. ADSMS offers a way to close the nuclear fuel cycle so that the full energy potential in the fertile fuels uranium and thorium can be recovered.
Energy, abundantly produced and wisely used, has always been needed for the advancement of civili... more Energy, abundantly produced and wisely used, has always been needed for the advancement of civilization. Until the last few centuries, productivity was severely limited because only human and animal power were available as prime movers. By the early ...
Values for reactivity effects are required both for transient safety analysis and for control req... more Values for reactivity effects are required both for transient safety analysis and for control requirements during normal operation. Reactivity effects of importance in fast reactor design and safety include (1) effects of dimensional changes in core geometry,(2) the Doppler ...
The principal objective of the sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR) power plant is to generate electr... more The principal objective of the sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR) power plant is to generate electricity. This is accomplished by transferring energy from nuclear fission to a steam system to run a turbine-generator. In this chapter we describe the SFR systems outside the ...
Before discussing the neutronics, systems, and safety considerations involved in designing fast s... more Before discussing the neutronics, systems, and safety considerations involved in designing fast spectrum reactors, it is appropriate to follow the lead of Wirtz [1] in sketching the bases for fast spectrum reactor designs. In this orientation, care will be taken to indicate the ...
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