A case for a SINQ-type cannelloni target at the ESS power level

In the following short article preliminary results concerning the high-power suitability of a solid-state target cooled by water as in SINQ are reported as available by the summer of 2010. The assessment warrants further and more detailed studies into an approach that appears to combine in an ideal way design maturity, ample positive operational experience, reliability, upgradability and minimum hazards and risks with acceptable neutron production.