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Conference Article: Study on ADS Pb (Pb-Bi) spallation target

Z. Zhao, Z. Luo, Y. Xu, D. Ding

Abstract

The neutron yield and double differential cross section of outgoing neutron produced in p+Pb spallation reaction up to 1.6 GeV have been investigated by some theoretical. Residual radioactivity, energy deposition and radiation damage of the Pb target were studied as well. A verification facility commented of a swimming pool reactor driven by a pulsed low energy high current accelerator (150 - 300 MeV/3mA) is planned in the next phase of our project. Pb-Bi eutectic is one of the options as the target material in the facility. In order to investigate the material compatibility and the thermohydraulics of Pb-Bi eutectic, a simplified small-scale loop is under designing.

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key words: Fast Neutron Spectrum Systems, Nuclear Technology
Reference:
Advisory Group Meeting on “Design and Performance of Reactor and Sub-critical Blanket Systems with Lead and Lead-Bismuth as Coolant and/or Target Material” , Moscow, Russian Federation, 23-27 October 2000
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)
IAEA-TECDOC--1348, pp:222-234