Transmutation of radioactive waste by means of relativistic heavy ions

J. S. Wan; M. Ochs; R. Brandt; Th Schmidt; E. J. Langrock; P. Vater; I. G. Abdullaev; J. Adam; V. P. Bamblevskij; V. Bradnova; V. S. Butsev; L. Gelovani; P. I. Golubev; T. G. Gridnev; V. K. Kalinnikov; J. Karachuk; M. I. Krivopustov; B. A. Kulakov; A. N. Sosnin; V. P. Perelygin; A. N. Priemyshev; V. S. Pronskikh; V. I. Stegailov; V. M. Tsoupko-Sitnikov; J. C. Adloff; M. Debeauvais; G. Modolo; R. Odoj; P. W. Phlippen; M. Zamani; K. K. Dwivedi; B. Wilson

Transmutation of radioactive waste by means of relativistic heavy ions

J. S. Wan, M. Ochs, R. Brandt, Th Schmidt, E. J. Langrock, P. Vater, I. G. Abdullaev, J. Adam, V. P. Bamblevskij, V. Bradnova, V. S. Butsev, L. Gelovani, P. I. Golubev, T. G. Gridnev, V. K. Kalinnikov, J. Karachuk, M. I. Krivopustov, B. A. Kulakov, A. N. Sosnin, V. P. PerelyginA. N. Priemyshev, V. S. Pronskikh, V. I. Stegailov, V. M. Tsoupko-Sitnikov, J. C. Adloff, M. Debeauvais, G. Modolo, R. Odoj, P. W. Phlippen, M. Zamani, K. K. Dwivedi, B. Wilson

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A series of experiments was carried out at the synchrophasotron of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna, using 3.67 GeV protons and 18 GeV ¹²C ion beams. Two solid lead and uranium targets surrounded by paraffin moderator were irradiated. The outer surface of the moderator contained a number of small U and La sensors, and also solid-state nuclear track detectors. Both experimental techniques identify independently approximately 28 low-energy neutrons per 3.67 GeV proton hitting the Pb target. Theoretical estimations based on LAHET and DCM/CEM computer codes show considerably smaller fluences. A similar problem seems to appear in analogous experiments at the Centre des Recherches Nucléaires (CERN), Geneva. In addition, longlived radioactive waste nuclides, such as ¹²⁹I (T_1/2 = 1.57 · 10⁷ a) and ²³⁷Np (T_1/2 = 2.14 · 10⁶ a), in the form of well-sealed targets (approximately 1 gram each) were placed in different geometrical positions during the 3.67 GeV proton irradiations. The transmutation rates are substantial: a 10 mA, 3.67 GeV proton accelerator is able to transmute at least 30% of ²³⁷Np and 1% of ¹²⁹I per month, under the given geometrical conditions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	167-176
Number of pages	10
Journal	Kerntechnik
Volume	63
Issue number	4
State	Published - Aug 1998

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The research described in this work was financed in part by a grant from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research.

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Wan, J. S., Ochs, M., Brandt, R., Schmidt, T., Langrock, E. J., Vater, P., Abdullaev, I. G., Adam, J., Bamblevskij, V. P., Bradnova, V., Butsev, V. S., Gelovani, L., Golubev, P. I., Gridnev, T. G., Kalinnikov, V. K., Karachuk, J., Krivopustov, M. I., Kulakov, B. A., Sosnin, A. N., ... Wilson, B. (1998). Transmutation of radioactive waste by means of relativistic heavy ions. Kerntechnik, 63(4), 167-176.

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