Pre-design of MYRRHA, a multipurpose accelerator driven system for research and development

P. D'Hondt, H. Aït Abderrahim, P. Kupschus, E. Malambu, Th Aoust, Ph Benoit, V. Sobolev, K. Van Tichelen, B. Arien, F. Vermeersch, Y. Jongen, S. Ternier, D. Vandeplassche

    Research outputpeer-review

    Abstract

    One of the main SCK-CEN research facility, namely BR2, is nowadays arriving at an age of 40 years just like the major materials testing reactors (MTR) in the world and in Europe (i.e. BR2 (B-Mol), HFR (EU-Petten), OSIRIS (F-Saclay), R2 (S-Studsvik)). The MYRRHA facility in planning has been conceived as potentially replacing BR2 and to be a fast spectrum facility complementary to the thermal spectrum RJH (Réacteur Jules Horowitz) facility, in planning in France. This situation would give Europe a full research capability in terms of nuclear R&D. Furthermore, the disposal of radioactive wastes resulting from industrial nuclear energy production has still to find a fully satisfactory solution, especially in terms of environmental and social acceptability. Scientists are looking for ways to drastically reduce (by a factor of 100 or more) the radio-Toxicity of the High Level Waste (HLW) to be stored in a deep geological repository. This can be achieved via burning of minor actinides (MA) and to a less extent of long-lived fission products (LLFP) in Accelerator Driven Systems. The MYRRHA project contribution will be in helping to demonstrate the ADS concept at reasonable power level and the demonstration of the technological feasibility of MA and LLFP transmutation under real conditions.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationApplication of Accelerators in Research and Industry
    Subtitle of host publication17th International Conference on the Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry
    EditorsJerome L. Duggan, Margaret Hall, Ira Lon Morgan
    PublisherAIP - American Institute of Physics
    Pages961-964
    Number of pages4
    ISBN (Electronic)0735401497
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Aug 2003
    Event2002 - CAARI: 17th International Conference on the Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry - Denton
    Duration: 12 Nov 200216 Nov 2002

    Publication series

    NameAIP Conference Proceedings
    Volume680
    ISSN (Print)0094-243X
    ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

    Conference

    Conference2002 - CAARI
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityDenton
    Period2002-11-122002-11-16

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Physics and Astronomy

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