WO2000072329A3 - Apparatus for generating power from fission of spent nuclear waste - Google Patents

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WO2000072329A3
WO2000072329A3 PCT/US2000/013922 US0013922W WO0072329A3 WO 2000072329 A3 WO2000072329 A3 WO 2000072329A3 US 0013922 W US0013922 W US 0013922W WO 0072329 A3 WO0072329 A3 WO 0072329A3
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Priority to AU51496/00A priority patent/AU5149600A/en
Priority to BR0011595-9A priority patent/BR0011595A/en
Priority to EP00936135A priority patent/EP1234309A2/en
Priority to PL00364809A priority patent/PL364809A1/en
Application filed by Paul M Brown filed Critical Paul M Brown
Priority to KR1020017014905A priority patent/KR20020043456A/en
Priority to EA200101225A priority patent/EA200101225A1/en
Priority to CA002371484A priority patent/CA2371484A1/en
Priority to JP2000620637A priority patent/JP2003525424A/en
Publication of WO2000072329A2 publication Critical patent/WO2000072329A2/en
Priority to FI20012249A priority patent/FI20012249A/en
Priority to NO20015656A priority patent/NO20015656L/en
Priority to BG106217A priority patent/BG106217A/en
Publication of WO2000072329A3 publication Critical patent/WO2000072329A3/en

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21G—CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; RADIOACTIVE SOURCES
    • G21G1/00—Arrangements for converting chemical elements by electromagnetic radiation, corpuscular radiation or particle bombardment, e.g. producing radioactive isotopes
    • G21G1/04—Arrangements for converting chemical elements by electromagnetic radiation, corpuscular radiation or particle bombardment, e.g. producing radioactive isotopes outside nuclear reactors or particle accelerators
    • G21G1/12—Arrangements for converting chemical elements by electromagnetic radiation, corpuscular radiation or particle bombardment, e.g. producing radioactive isotopes outside nuclear reactors or particle accelerators by electromagnetic irradiation, e.g. with gamma or X-rays
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21F—PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; TREATING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL; DECONTAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR
    • G21F9/00—Treating radioactively contaminated material; Decontamination arrangements therefor
    • G21F9/28—Treating solids
    • G21F9/30—Processing

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Abstract

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 U238 which results in the (ηf) 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 Sr90¿ which undergo photodisintegration by the (η,n) reaction resulting in short lived or stable products.
PCT/US2000/013922 1999-05-21 2000-05-19 Apparatus for generating power from fission of spent nuclear waste WO2000072329A2 (en)

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KR1020017014905A KR20020043456A (en) 1999-05-21 2000-05-19 Power from fission of spent nuclear waster
SK1686-2001A SK16862001A3 (en) 1999-05-21 2000-05-19 Power from fission of spent nuclear waster
EA200101225A EA200101225A1 (en) 1999-05-21 2000-05-19 METHOD OF OBTAINING ENERGY BY DIVIDING FROM RADIOACTIVE WASTE
AU51496/00A AU5149600A (en) 1999-05-21 2000-05-19 Power from fission of spent nuclear waster
BR0011595-9A BR0011595A (en) 1999-05-21 2000-05-19 Fission energy of used nuclear waste
EP00936135A EP1234309A2 (en) 1999-05-21 2000-05-19 Power from fission of spent nuclear waster
PL00364809A PL364809A1 (en) 1999-05-21 2000-05-19 Power from fission of spent nuclear waster
HU0301807A HUP0301807A2 (en) 1999-05-21 2000-05-19 Heating facility and method energy getting from spent nuclear waste
IL14665700A IL146657A0 (en) 1999-05-21 2000-05-19 Power from fission of spent nuclear waste
MXPA01011907A MXPA01011907A (en) 1999-05-21 2000-05-19 Power from fission of spent nuclear waster.
CA002371484A CA2371484A1 (en) 1999-05-21 2000-05-19 Power from fission of spent nuclear waster
JP2000620637A JP2003525424A (en) 1999-05-21 2000-05-19 Power from nuclear fission of spent nuclear waste
FI20012249A FI20012249A (en) 1999-05-21 2001-11-20 Power from fission of spent nuclear waste
NO20015656A NO20015656L (en) 1999-05-21 2001-11-20 Power from demolition of spent nuclear waste
BG106217A BG106217A (en) 1999-05-21 2001-12-13 Power from fission of spent nuclear waste

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US31670099A 1999-05-21 1999-05-21
US09/316,700 1999-05-21

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PL (1) PL364809A1 (en)
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