EP2612327A4 - Accelerator driven sub-critical core - Google Patents

Accelerator driven sub-critical core

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Publication number
EP2612327A4
EP2612327A4 EP11822566.3A EP11822566A EP2612327A4 EP 2612327 A4 EP2612327 A4 EP 2612327A4 EP 11822566 A EP11822566 A EP 11822566A EP 2612327 A4 EP2612327 A4 EP 2612327A4
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Prior art keywords
driven sub
accelerator driven
critical core
critical
core
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EP11822566.3A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2612327A2 (en
Inventor
Peter M Mcintyre
Akhdiyor Sattarov
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Texas A&M University System
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Texas A&M University System
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Priority claimed from PCT/US2011/049982 external-priority patent/WO2012030970A2/en
Publication of EP2612327A2 publication Critical patent/EP2612327A2/en
Publication of EP2612327A4 publication Critical patent/EP2612327A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C1/00—Reactor types
    • G21C1/30—Subcritical reactors ; Experimental reactors other than swimming-pool reactors or zero-energy reactors
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21G—CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; RADIOACTIVE SOURCES
    • G21G1/00—Arrangements for converting chemical elements by electromagnetic radiation, corpuscular radiation or particle bombardment, e.g. producing radioactive isotopes
    • G21G1/02—Arrangements for converting chemical elements by electromagnetic radiation, corpuscular radiation or particle bombardment, e.g. producing radioactive isotopes in nuclear reactors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05H—PLASMA TECHNIQUE; PRODUCTION OF ACCELERATED ELECTRICALLY-CHARGED PARTICLES OR OF NEUTRONS; PRODUCTION OR ACCELERATION OF NEUTRAL MOLECULAR OR ATOMIC BEAMS
    • H05H13/00—Magnetic resonance accelerators; Cyclotrons
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C11/00—Shielding structurally associated with the reactor
    • G21C11/06—Reflecting shields, i.e. for minimising loss of neutrons
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C11/00—Shielding structurally associated with the reactor
    • G21C11/08—Thermal shields; Thermal linings, i.e. for dissipating heat from gamma radiation which would otherwise heat an outer biological shield ; Thermal insulation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
    • G21C3/42—Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel
    • G21C3/44—Fluid or fluent reactor fuel
    • G21C3/54—Fused salt, oxide or hydroxide compositions
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Spectroscopy & Molecular Physics (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Particle Accelerators (AREA)
EP11822566.3A 2010-08-31 2011-08-31 Accelerator driven sub-critical core Withdrawn EP2612327A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US37874110P 2010-08-31 2010-08-31
PCT/US2011/049982 WO2012030970A2 (en) 2010-08-31 2011-08-31 Accelerator driven sub-critical core

Publications (2)

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EP2612327A2 EP2612327A2 (en) 2013-07-10
EP2612327A4 true EP2612327A4 (en) 2016-02-24

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Non-Patent Citations (3)

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Title
ADAMS M: "Accelerator-Driven Thorium Cycle: New Technology Makes It Feasible", ICAPP'02: 2002 INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON ADVANCES IN NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS, HOLLYWOOD, FL (UNITED STATES), 9-13 JUN 2002,, July 2002 (2002-07-01), pages 4pp, XP009187699 *
KIM G ET AL: "A superconducting isochronous cyclotron stack as a driver for a thorium-cycle power reactor", PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2001 PARTICLE ACCELERATOR CONFERENCE : CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, U.S.A., JUNE 18 - 22, 2001, IEEE OPERATIONS CENTER, PISCATAWAY, NJ, vol. 4, 18 June 2001 (2001-06-18), pages 2593 - 2595, XP010581669, ISBN: 978-0-7803-7191-0, DOI: 10.1109/PAC.2001.987842 *
PETER MCINTYRE ET AL: "Accelerator-Driven Thorium Cycle Power Reactor: Design and Performance Calculations", GLOBAL 2003, January 2003 (2003-01-01), pages 1881 - 1885, XP055236040 *

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KR20130079521A (en) 2013-07-10
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