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Conference Article: Planning of ADS related R&D in the Russian Federation

Abstract

ADS oriented R&D were initiated in Russia by ITEP in close cooperation with LANL in early nineties. In October 1998 the Scientific Council of the Ministry of Russian Federation for Atomic Power ( IN ) decided to develop a Program of ADS related R&D coordinated and partly financed by IN . Experimental investigations of ADS parameters include critical assembly in ITEP for precision measurements of neutron and kinetic parameters of subcritical multiplicating systems driven by pulsed neutron D-T generator; fast-thermal "neutron valved" blankets imitated at the BFS-1 facility (IPPE) coupled with microtron accelerator. BFS-1 and BFS-2 critical assemblies are used to investigate the transmutation of minor actinides (MA). Theoretical methods and related computer codes are developed for the calculations of physical and thermohydraulic parameters of ADS covering transition processes and emergency situations in thermal, fast and cascade (two-stage) multiplicating blankets; neutron yields and spectra for the targets of various geometries and structures irradiated by GeV protons and ions; heat release, beam moderation, gas production and radiation damages in the target and window beam materials.

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Reference:

Proceedings of an Advisory Group meeting held inTaejon, Republic of Korea, 1–4 November 1999

International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)

IAEA-TECDOC--1365, pp:45-58