FMIT Prototype Linac Tank

The prototype linac tank (PLT) is an assembly of many components. This paper is limited to a discussion of the shell, and not the attaching components. Basically, the shell consists of an 8-ft-diam by 12-ft-long copper-lined tube. Despite the simplicity of this description, many special features not used nor needed in pulsed accelerators have been incorporated into this design, to handle the continuous duty cycle and high radiation levels expected for the Fusion Materials Irradiation (FMIT) Facility. The shell has been made a part of the development hardware package, not because the shell needed design development, but to allow testing and proving of other attaching hardware.