EP 1234309 A2 20020828 - POWER FROM FISSION OF SPENT NUCLEAR WASTER
Title (en)
POWER FROM FISSION OF SPENT NUCLEAR WASTER
Title (de)
VORRICHTUNG ZUR ENERGIEERZEUGUNG DURCH FISSION VON NUKLEAREM ABFALL
Title (fr)
ENERGIE PROVENANT DE LA FISSION DE DECHETS NUCLEAIRES REJETES
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0013922 W 20000519
- US 31670099 A 19990521
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0072329A2] A linear accelerator, preferably of the monochromatic type, accelerates electrons to an energy of about 10 MeV which are directed onto a high Z target such as tungsten to generate gamma rays which are directed onto the fuel material such as U<238> which results in the ( gamma <i>f</i>) reaction, thus releasing about 200 MeV. A reactor built according to this principle requiring an accelerator driven by 1 MW will develop about 20 MW of power. The reaction is not self-sustaining and stops when the beam is turned off. This accelerator driven reactor may be used to "burn-up" spent fuel from fission reactors, if simply operated at 10 MeV. The photo-fission results in typical spent fuel waste products such as Cs<137> and Sr<90> which undergo photodisintegration by the ( gamma ,n) reaction resulting in short lived or stable products.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G21C 5/00 (2006.01); G21C 1/00 (2006.01); G21F 9/00 (2006.01); G21G 1/12 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0072329 A2 20001130; WO 0072329 A3 20020613; AU 5149600 A 20001212; BG 106217 A 20020731; BR 0011595 A 20030701; CA 2371484 A1 20001130; CN 1421037 A 20030528; CZ 20014161 A3 20020612; EA 200101225 A1 20030626; EP 1234309 A2 20020828; FI 20012249 A 20020121; HU P0301807 A2 20030929; IL 146657 A0 20020725; JP 2003525424 A 20030826; KR 20020043456 A 20020610; MX PA01011907 A 20090831; NO 20015656 D0 20011120; NO 20015656 L 20020115; PL 364809 A1 20041213; SK 16862001 A3 20020702
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 0013922 W 20000519; AU 5149600 A 20000519; BG 10621701 A 20011213; BR 0011595 A 20000519; CA 2371484 A 20000519; CN 00810605 A 20000519; CZ 20014161 A 20000519; EA 200101225 A 20000519; EP 00936135 A 20000519; FI 20012249 A 20011120; HU P0301807 A 20000519; IL 14665700 A 20000519; JP 2000620637 A 20000519; KR 20017014905 A 20011121; MX PA01011907 A 20000519; NO 20015656 A 20011120; PL 36480900 A 20000519; SK 16862001 A 20000519