Accelerator Driven Subcritical Reactors (Hardcover)

INTRODUCTIONTHE ENERGY ISSUEWorld Energy PerspectivesRenewable energiesNuclear EnergyCostsThe Possible Role of Accelerator Driven Subcritical ReactorsELEMENTARY REACTOR THEORYInteraction of Neutrons with NucleiNeutron PropagationNeutron Multiplying AssembliesLimiting ValuesReactor ControlFuel EvolutionBasics of Waste TransmutationADSRS PRINCIPLESProperties of the Multiplying MediumPRACTICAL SIMULATION METHODSNeutron Reaction Data FilesDeterministic MethodsMonte-Carlo CodesPhysics in MCNPMCNP in PracticeExamplesFuel evolutionTHE NEUTRON SOURCEInteraction of Protons with MatterAlternative Primary Neutron ProductionExperimental Determination of the Energy GainTwo Stage Neutron MultipliersHigh Intensity AcceleratorsADSR KINETICSREACTIVITY EVOLUTIONSLong Term EvolutionsShort Term Reactivity ExcursionsFUEL REPROCESSING TECHNIQUESBasics of ReprocessingWet ProcessesDry ProcessesGENERIC PROPERTIES OF ADSRSThe Homogeneous Spherical ReactorParametric Study of Heterogeneous SystemsWASTE INCINERATIONThe Thorium-Uranium CycleIncinerationGROUND LAYING PROPOSALSSolid Fuel ReactorsMolten Salt ReactorsCost EstimatesSCENARIOS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADSRSExperimentsDemonstratorsAPPENDIX A: DEEP UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL OF NUCLEAR WASTEDetermining the Dose to the PopulationAccidental IntrusionHeat Production and Sizing of the Storage SiteGeological HazardAn Underground Laboratory, What For?APPENDIX B: THE CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT AND THE RMBK REACTORSThe RBMK-1000 ReactorEvents leading to the accidentThe accidentAPPENDIX C: BASICS OF ACCELERATOR PHYSICSLinear AcceleratorsCyclotronsSuperconductive solutionsSpace Charge LimitationsINDEX