• DocumentCode
    827827
  • Title

    The Accelerator-Breeder, an Application of High-Energy Accelerators to Solving Our Energy Problems

  • Author

    Grand, P. ; Batchelor, K. ; Powell, J.R. ; Steinberg, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Applied Science Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, N. Y. 11973
  • Volume
    24
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1977
  • fDate
    6/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1043
  • Lastpage
    1045
  • Abstract
    The rising costs of U235 and other fossil fuels, and the schedule for implementing the breeder reactor have renewed interest in the utilization of accelerators for breeding U233 or Pu239. This paper discusses some of the basic accelerator parameters and choices to be made in order to meet the technical and economic requirements of such a facility.
  • Keywords
    Acceleration; Costs; Fuel economy; Inductors; Laboratories; Neutrons; Power generation economics; Production facilities; Proton accelerators; Safety;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1977.4328845
  • Filename
    4328845