TY  - JOUR
AU  - Colonna, N.
AU  - Belloni, F.
AU  - Berthoumieux, E.
AU  - Calviani, M.
AU  - Domingo-Pardo, C.
AU  - Guerrero, C.
AU  - Karadimos, D.
AU  - Lederer, C.
AU  - Massimi, C.
AU  - Paradela, C.
AU  - Plag, R.
AU  - Praena, J.
AU  - Sarmento, R.
PY  - 2010
DA  - 2010//
TI  - Advanced nuclear energy systems and the need of accurate nuclear data: the n_TOF project at CERN
T2  - Energy Environ. Sci.
JO  - Energy & Environmental Science
SP  - 1910
EP  - 1917
VL  - 3
IS  - 12
PB  - Royal Soc Chemistry
AB  - To satisfy the world's constantly increasing demand for energy, a suitable mix of different energy sources has to be devised. In this scenario, an important role could be played by nuclear energy, provided that major safety, waste and proliferation issues affecting current nuclear reactors are satisfactorily addressed. To this purpose, a large effort has been under way for a few years towards the development of advanced nuclear systems with the aim of closing the fuel cycle. Generation IV reactors, with full or partial waste recycling capability, accelerator driven systems, as well as new fuel cycles are the main options being investigated. The design of advanced systems requires improvements in basic nuclear data, such as cross-sections for neutron-induced reactions on actinides. In this paper, the main concepts of advanced reactor systems are described, together with the related needs of new and accurate nuclear data. The present activity in this field at the neutron facility n_TOF at CERN is discussed.
SN  - 1754-5692
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1039/c0ee00108b
DO  - 10.1039/c0ee00108b
LA  - English
N1  - ISI:000284590900007
ID  - Colonna_etal2010
ER  -