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<b>Colloquium<br>
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CEBAF Center, Room F113<br>
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11 a.m. Today<br>
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The MYRRHA Project in Belgium and Nuclear Power Accelerator Driven
Systems</b><br>
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Generation IV Advanced Nuclear Systems and Role of MYRRHA as a Waste
Transmutation R&D Facility - by Hamid Ait Abderrahim of the
Belgium Nuclear Research Centre (SCK"CEN) Mol, Belgium. Nuclear
fission energy is a proven technology that currently provides 31% of
electricity in the EU-27, with reactors in 15 countries. It is the
largest source of low-carbon electricity, saving nearly 900 mT of
carbon emissions a year. It contributes to Europe's security of
supply by limiting the dependence on fossil fuel imports. Building
on its present position, Europe has to invest in R&D to overcome
technological breakthroughs that would guarantee Europe's future
low-carbon energy mix and energy security of supply. This talk will
report on this vision, the innovative nuclear systems being planned
and developed, as well as the status of the MYRRHA project and how
this can lead to sustainable nuclear energy.<br>
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Followed by: The Linear Accelerator for the MYRRHA Accelerator
Driven Systems (ADS) - by Dirk Vandeplassche, Luis Romao Medeiros,
Hamid Ait Abderrahim, Marc Schyns of the SCK"CEN, Mol, Belgium.
Accelerator Driven Systems are promising tools for the efficient
transmutation of nuclear waste products in dedicated industrial
installations, called transmuters. The MYRRHA project at Mol placed
itself on the path towards these applications with a multipurpose
and versatile system that may be operated in both critical and
subcritical modes. In the latter case, the core is fed by spallation
neutrons obtained from a 600 MeV proton beam hitting the
coolant/target. The accelerator providing this beam is a high
intensity CW superconducting linac delivering a 4 mA beam. MYRRHA is
expected to be operational in 2023. The forthcoming 3-year period is
fully dedicated to R&D activities, and are strongly focused on
aspects of accelerator reliability and on the proper shaping of the
beam trip spectrum. The R&D effort takes advantage of the highly
modular structure of the linac which allows for efficient
prototyping.
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