PDS-XADS: Preliminary design studies of an experimental accelerator-driven system

• Research unit: EU RFP
• Project number: 01.0031

Key words (English)

ADS; XADS; ERANOS; TRAC-M;
Nuclear Fission; Radioactive Waste; Safety;
JRC

Alternative project number (English)

EU project number: FIKW-2001-00179

Research programs (English)

EU-programme: 5. Frame Research Programme - 5.5.2 Nuclear fission

Short description (English)

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Partners and International Organizations (English)

Coordinator:Framatome ANP (F)

Abstract (English)

The transmutation using an accelerator-driven system (ADS) is a promising solution for reducing the amount of radioactive wastes to be disposed. Its practicability on an industrial scale requires to operate an experimental ADS (XADS). It is proposed to perform preliminary design studies of an European XADS in order to preliminary assess its feasibility, the safety and licensing issues, the needs of R&D in support, its cost, and then to consolidate its road mapping. Several options have already been considered by European Union members, and judged to be promising. The purpose of the proposal is to develop these design options to a level sufficient to perform objective comparisons for being capable to propose a European XADs concept. The preliminary design studies will be focused on the critical points of the accelerator, the spallation target unit and the reactor of the XADS concepts.

References in databases (English)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
Hallwylstrasse 4
CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
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Swiss Project-Number: 01.0031