NDLI: The Accelerator Production of Tritium project

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Lisowski, P.W.
Copyright Year	1997
Description	Author affiliation: Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA (Lisowski, P.W.)
Abstract	Tritium is essential for U.S. nuclear weapons to function, but because it is radioactive with a half-life of 12.3 years, the supply must be periodically replenished. Since the last production reactor stopped operating in 1988, tritium has been recovered from dismantled nuclear weapons. This process is possible only as long as many weapons are being retired and will not work indefinitely, thus requiring the United States to bring a new tritium production capability on line. To make the required amount of tritium using an accelerator system (APT), neutrons will be generated by high-energy proton reactions with tungsten and lead. Those neutrons will be moderated, and captured to make tritium. The APT plant design is based on a 1700 MeV linear accelerator operated at 100 mA CW. In preparation for engineering design, scheduled to start in October 1997, and subsequent construction, a program of engineering development and demonstration is underway. That work includes assembly of a 20 MeV, 100 mA low-energy linac plant prototype, high-energy linac accelerating structure prototyping, radio-frequency system improvements, neutronic efficiency measurements, and materials qualifications.
Starting Page	3780
Ending Page	3784
File Size	614662
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	078034376X
DOI	10.1109/PAC.1997.753415
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1997-05-16
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Production Nuclear weapons Neutrons Design engineering Linear particle accelerator Prototypes Inductors Proton accelerators Nuclear power generation Tungsten
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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