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Report number	E2-2000-131 ; JINR-E2-2000-131
Title	ADS's Based on the 660 MeV Proton Phasotron of JINR for Research on Utilization of Plutonium
Author(s)	Barashenkov, V S ; Polanski, A ; Puzynin, I V
Affiliation	(Laboratory of Computing Techniques and Automation, JINR, Dubna)
Publication	2000
Imprint	2 Jun 2000
Number of pages	8
Presented at	10th Conference on Emerging Nuclear Energy Systems, Petten, The Netherlands, 24 - 28 Sep 2000
Subject category	General Theoretical Physics
Abstract	The operating in JINR (Dubna) 660 MeV phasotron with the proton beam intensity of 3.2 muA provides a way for building a safe ADS with the coefficient of neutron multiplication K_{eff}<0.95 and the heat power of 10-30 kW which is sufficient for experimental research on electronuclear technology. Such a simple and cheap set-up allows one to check up the basic ideas of the widely discussed new method of energy production and provides information which is important for designers of more powerful industrial ADSs. Two types of subcritical assemblies are considered: with weapon grade metallic plutonium rods and with standard MOX fuel rods (25 % PuO_2 + 75 % natural UO_2). A reflector with ^{9}Be allows one to decrease significantly the used amount of fuel.
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