MA Transmutation Performance in the Optimized MYRRHA

Edouard Malambu Mbala; Gert Van den Eynde; Rafaël Fernandez; Peter Baeten; Hamid Aït Abderrahim; Alexey Stankovskiy; Vitaly Sobolev

MA Transmutation Performance in the Optimized MYRRHA

Edouard Malambu Mbala, Gert Van den Eynde, Rafaël Fernandez, Peter Baeten, Hamid Aït Abderrahim, Alexey Stankovskiy, Vitaly Sobolev

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Abstract

MYRRHA (Multi-purpose hYbrid Research Reactor for High-tech Applications) is a multipurpose research facility currently being developed at SCK•CEN. It will be able to work in both critical and subcritical modes and, cooled by lead-bismuth eutectic, it will play a key role in the development of the Pb-alloy technology needed for the LFR (Lead Fast Reactor) GEN IV concept. MYRRHA will demonstrate the ADS (Accelerator Driven System) full concept by coupling a proton accelerator, a spallation target and a subcritical reactor at a reasonable power level to allow operation feedback. MYRRHA will also contribute to the study of partitioning and transmutation of high-level waste. In this paper, the Minor Actinide (MA) transmutation capabilities and performance are investigated in the MYRRHA critical core as well as the impact of the MA loading on the safety-related neutronic parameters, βeff and Λeff.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Global 2013: Nuclear Energy at a Crossroads
Place of Publication	Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
State	Published - 3 Oct 2013
Event	Global 2013 - Salt Lake City Duration: 29 Sep 2013 → 3 Oct 2013

Conference

Conference	Global 2013
Country/Territory	United States
City	Salt Lake City
Period	2013-09-29 → 2013-10-03

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