DESIGN OF A TARGET AND MODERATOR AT THE LOS ALAMOS SPALLATION RADIATION EFFECTS FACILITY (LASREF) AS A NEUTRON SOURCE FOR FUSION REACTOR MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT

Phillip D. Ferguson; Gary E. Mueller; Walter F. Sommer; Eugene H. Farnum

doi:10.1520/STP15174S

DESIGN OF A TARGET AND MODERATOR AT THE LOS ALAMOS SPALLATION RADIATION EFFECTS FACILITY (LASREF) AS A NEUTRON SOURCE FOR FUSION REACTOR MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT

Phillip D. Ferguson, Gary E. Mueller, Walter F. Sommer, Eugene H. Farnum

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Abstract

The LASREF facility is located in the beam stop area at LAMPF. The neutron spectrum is fission-like with the addition of a 3% to 5% component with E > 20 MeV. The present study evaluates the limits on geometry and material selection that will maximize the neutron flux. MCNP and LAHET were used to predict the neutron flux and energy spectru/n for a variety of geometries. The problem considers 760 MeV protons incident on tungsten. The resulting neutrons are multiplied in uranium through (n,xn) reactions. Calculations show that a neutron flux greater than 10¹⁹n/m²/s is achievable. The helium to dpa ratio and the transmutation product generation are calculated. These results are compared to expectations for the proposed DEMO fusion reactor and to FFTF.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Reactor Dosimetry
Editors	Harry Farrar, E. Parvin Lippincott, John G. Williams, David W. Vehar
Publisher	ASTM International
Pages	773-781
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	9780803118997
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1520/STP15174S
State	Published - 1994
Externally published	Yes
Event	8th ASTM-Euratom Symposium on Reactor Dosimetry - Vail, United States Duration: Aug 29 1993 → Sep 3 1993

Publication series

Name	ASTM Special Technical Publication
Volume	STP 1228
ISSN (Print)	0066-0558

Conference

Conference	8th ASTM-Euratom Symposium on Reactor Dosimetry
Country/Territory	United States
City	Vail
Period	08/29/93 → 09/3/93

Keywords

LAMPF
LASREF
Monte Carlo
fusion
irradiation facility

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Ferguson, P. D., Mueller, G. E., Sommer, W. F., & Farnum, E. H. (1994). DESIGN OF A TARGET AND MODERATOR AT THE LOS ALAMOS SPALLATION RADIATION EFFECTS FACILITY (LASREF) AS A NEUTRON SOURCE FOR FUSION REACTOR MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT. In H. Farrar, E. P. Lippincott, J. G. Williams, & D. W. Vehar (Eds.), Reactor Dosimetry (pp. 773-781). (ASTM Special Technical Publication; Vol. STP 1228). ASTM International. https://doi.org/10.1520/STP15174S

Ferguson, Phillip D. ; Mueller, Gary E. ; Sommer, Walter F. et al. / DESIGN OF A TARGET AND MODERATOR AT THE LOS ALAMOS SPALLATION RADIATION EFFECTS FACILITY (LASREF) AS A NEUTRON SOURCE FOR FUSION REACTOR MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT. Reactor Dosimetry. editor / Harry Farrar ; E. Parvin Lippincott ; John G. Williams ; David W. Vehar. ASTM International, 1994. pp. 773-781 (ASTM Special Technical Publication).

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Ferguson, PD, Mueller, GE, Sommer, WF & Farnum, EH 1994, DESIGN OF A TARGET AND MODERATOR AT THE LOS ALAMOS SPALLATION RADIATION EFFECTS FACILITY (LASREF) AS A NEUTRON SOURCE FOR FUSION REACTOR MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT. in H Farrar, EP Lippincott, JG Williams & DW Vehar (eds), Reactor Dosimetry. ASTM Special Technical Publication, vol. STP 1228, ASTM International, pp. 773-781, 8th ASTM-Euratom Symposium on Reactor Dosimetry, Vail, United States, 08/29/93. https://doi.org/10.1520/STP15174S

DESIGN OF A TARGET AND MODERATOR AT THE LOS ALAMOS SPALLATION RADIATION EFFECTS FACILITY (LASREF) AS A NEUTRON SOURCE FOR FUSION REACTOR MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT. / Ferguson, Phillip D.; Mueller, Gary E.; Sommer, Walter F. et al.
Reactor Dosimetry. ed. / Harry Farrar; E. Parvin Lippincott; John G. Williams; David W. Vehar. ASTM International, 1994. p. 773-781 (ASTM Special Technical Publication; Vol. STP 1228).

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Ferguson PD, Mueller GE, Sommer WF, Farnum EH. DESIGN OF A TARGET AND MODERATOR AT THE LOS ALAMOS SPALLATION RADIATION EFFECTS FACILITY (LASREF) AS A NEUTRON SOURCE FOR FUSION REACTOR MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT. In Farrar H, Lippincott EP, Williams JG, Vehar DW, editors, Reactor Dosimetry. ASTM International. 1994. p. 773-781. (ASTM Special Technical Publication). doi: 10.1520/STP15174S

DESIGN OF A TARGET AND MODERATOR AT THE LOS ALAMOS SPALLATION RADIATION EFFECTS FACILITY (LASREF) AS A NEUTRON SOURCE FOR FUSION REACTOR MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT

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