International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Research Applications and Utilization of Accelerators
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SM/ADS-09 The next step for MYRRHA: the Central Design Team FP7 Project P. Baeten, H. Aït Abderrahim, and D. De Bruyn Belgian Nuclear research Centre, Boeretang, Mol, Belgium Corresponding Author: peter.baeten@sckcen.be SCK·CEN in association with 18 Europeans partners from industry, research centra and academia, responded to the second FP7 call to establish a Central Design Team for the design of a FAst Spectrum Transmutation Experimental Facility (FASTEF) able to demonstrate efficient transmutation and associated technology through a system working in subcritical and/or critical mode. The proposal prepared by the consortium coordinated by SCK·CEN was accepted for funding and the project will start 01 April 2009 for a period of 3 years. MYRRHA/FASTEF is proposed to be designed to an advanced engineering level for decision to embark for its construction at the horizon of 2012 with the following objectives: – be operated as a flexible and high-flux fast spectrum irradiation facility; – be an experimental device to serve as a test-bed for transmutation by demonstrating the ADS technology and the efficient transmutation of high level waste; – contribute to the demonstration of the Lead Fast Reactor technology without jeopardizing the two above objectives The paper will discuss in more detail the objectives and the work programme of CDT that is subdivided
in one coordination work package (WP) plus 4 technical WP’s: Definition of specifications
and detailed work programme of FASTEF (WP1), Design of the FASTEF in sub-critical & critical
mode (WP2), Plant Requirements (WP3) and Key issues towards realisation (WP4). |
