Plasma and Fusion Research

Volume 13, 2505045 (2018)

Overview Articles


J-PARC Transmutation Experimental Facility Program
Fujio MAEKAWA and Transmutation Experimental Facility Design Team
J-PARC Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai-mura, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
(Received 31 May 2017 / Accepted 31 March 2018 / Published 10 May 2018)

Abstract

The partitioning and transmutation (P-T) technology have promising potential for volume reduction and mitigation of degree of harmfulness of high-level radioactive waste. JAEA is promoting the development of the P-T technology by using an accelerator-driven system (ADS). To facilitate the development, JAEA has a plan to construct Transmutation Experimental Facility (TEF) as one of the experimental facilities of Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC). TEF consists of two individual facilities: ADS Target Test Facility (TEF-T) and Transmutation Physics Experimental Facility (TEF-P). TEF-T equips with a liquid lead-bismuth spallation target bombarded by a 400 MeV - 250 kW proton beam in which candidate proton beam window materials of the ADS are to be irradiated. TEF-P equips with a critical/subcritical assembly to investigate physical and dynamic properties of the accelerator-driven system by using a low power (10 W) proton beam. Nuclear fuels containing minor actinide are to be loaded to the assembly. Comprehensive R&D activities to support the TEF construction have been conducted, and a technical design report of TEF-T was issued in March 2017.


Keywords

accelerator driven system, nuclear transmutation, J-PARC, Transmutation Experimental Facility, ADS Target Test Facility, Transmutation Physics Experimental Facility, lead bismuth eutectic

DOI: 10.1585/pfr.13.2505045


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