ACCELERATORS FOR NUCLEAR-ENERGY APPLICATIONS

Accelerators are set to enter into the field of nuclear energy product ion, offering several advantages over conventional nuclear reactors. T he subcritical assemblies driven by high beam power accelerators are e xpected to generate safe, clean and highly efficient nuclear power uti lizing the proven fission route. In this paper the advantages of such devices will be discussed. Status of the development of relevant accel erators will be reviewed. A general introduction to the relevant accel erator physics, technology and engineering problems will be presented. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.