Fast Reactors and Accelerator Driven Systems Knowledge Base
Educational Materials on Hybrid Nuclear Systems for Energy Production, Utilisation of Actinides & Transmutation of Long-Lived Radioactive Waste
Workshops organized by the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA):
| 2001: | Hybrid Nuclear Systems for Energy Production, Utilization of Actinides & Transmutation of Long-Lived Radioactive Waste |
| 2003: | Technology and Applications of Accelerator Driven Systems (ADS) |
| 2005 | Technology and Applications of Accelerator Driven Systems (ADS) updated |
IAEA Workshop on “Hybrid Nuclear Systems for Energy Production, Utilization of Actinides & Transmutation of Long-Lived Radioactive Waste” 3-7 September 2001, ICTP, Trieste, Italy.
Significant efforts to develop high-power accelerator driven systems are under way in many countries including China, the European Union, India, Japan, Russia, and the US. One important application of this type is a sub-critical reactor in which the reaction chain is sustained by external neutrons from a spallation source. For such a reactor intrinsic safety features are claimed. This system would be able to transmute long-lived radioactive waste nuclides into harmless or shorter-lived products. This would relax requirements for the waste disposal - a major concern in the current application of nuclear energy.
The objective of the Workshop was to familiarize the students with the status of the research and development activities regarding accelerator driven systems. The Workshop consisted of lectures, computer demonstrations and ‘hands-on’ exercises with computer codes.
The following instructional material was used in support of the lectures:
| # | lecture | |
| SMR1326_01 | ADS Physics and ADS Basic Niches in Prospective NP
I.Slessarev (CEA Cadarache, France) - [pdf: 1739kB] | |
| SMR1326_02 | Partitioning and Transmutation in a Strategic Perspective
L.H.Baetslé (Belgian Nuclear Research Center Mol, Belgium) - [pdf: 2569kB] | |
| SMR1326_03 | Partitioning and Transmutation as a Waste Management Option in a Future Nuclear Era
L.H.Baetslé (Belgian Nuclear Research Center Mol, Belgium) - [pdf: 1264kB] | |
| SMR1326_04 | ADS Design I
Introduction and Overview Y. Kadi (CERN, Switzerland) - [pdf: 2218kB] | |
| SMR1326_05 | ADS Design II
Energy Production & Transmutation of Nuclear Waste using ADS Y. Kadi (CERN, Switzerland) - [pdf: 3201kB] | |
| SMR1326_06 | ADS Design III
The EA-MC Code Package & Sumulation of the EADF Y. Kadi (CERN, Switzerland) - [pdf: 1269kB] | |
| SMR1326_07 | ADS Design
Present Limitations in ADS Design Methods Y. Kadi (CERN, Switzerland) - [pdf: 1116kB] | |
| SMR1326_08 | Monte Carlo Methods for Accelerator-Driven Systems
W. Gudowski ( Royal Institute of Technology, Stokholm, Sweden) - [pdf: 1537kB] | |
| SMR1326_09 | Transmutation Potential of the Energy Amplifier Demostration Facility Calculated with the EA-MC Code Package
Y. Kadi (CERN, Switzerland) - [pdf: 1387kB] | |
| SMR1326_10 | R&D on Innovative Nuclear Reactors: Status and Prospects (I)
Questionnaire for Design Developers Y. Kadi, J.P.Revol, C.Rubbia (CERN, Switzerland) - [pdf: 1376kB] | |
| SMR1326_11 | R&D on Innovative Nuclear Reactors: Status and Prospects (II)
Questionnaire for Design Developers - Supplemental Questions Y. Kadi (CERN, Switzerland) - [pdf: 958kB] | |
| SMR1326_12 | Source Neutron Amplification and "Criticality Safety Margin" of an Enrgy Amplifier
S.Atzeni (ENEA, Italy), C.Rubbia (CERN, Switzerland) - [pdf: 1424kB] | |
| SMR1326_13 | Statistical Fluctuations in Montecarlo Simulations of the Enrgy Amplifier
S.Atzeni (ENEA, Italy), Y. Kadi, C.Rubbia (CERN, Switzerland) - [pdf: 1013kB] | |
| SMR1326_14 | Safety Features of Sub-Critical Cores
I. Slessarev (CEA Cadarache St. Paul Lez Durance, France) - [pdf: 724kB] | |
| SMR1326_15 | "Long-Lived Waste-Free" Nuclear Power
I. Slessarev (CEA Cadarache St. Paul Lez Durance, France) - [pdf: 770kB] |