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20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10
K
TP
J
I
H
G
TP TP TP TP TP
E
TP TP TP TP TP
D
TP TP TP TP TP
B
TP TP TP TP TP
Tungsten target
A
TP TP TP TP TP
A'
Proton beams
Optical fiber
Thorium fuel and polyethylene (Th-PE)
(Th-Gr; Th-Be; Th-HEU-PE; NU-PE)
Polyethylene
3
He detector
In wire position
3 He #1
3 He #2
3 He #3
Fig. A5.2 Thorium-fueled ADS core configuration with 100 MeV protons (Tungsten target) (Th–
PE, Th–Gr, Th–Be, Th–HEU–PE and NU–PE) (Refs. [1–4])
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
O
T5P
P
Q
R
T
T5P T5P T5P T5P T5P
U
T5P T5P T5P T5P T5P
V
T5P T5P T5P T5P T5P
W
T5P T5P T5P T5P T5P
X
T5P T5P T5P T5P T5P
Y
Z
Aluminum sheath
3
He detector
Tritium target
Deuteron beams
Optical fiber detector
Thorium, HEU fuel and polyethylene (Th-HEU-5PE)
(Th-HEU-Gr-PE)
Polyethylene
In wire position
3 He #1
3 He #2
Fig. A5.3 Thorium-fueled ADS core configuration with 14 MeV neutrons (Th–HEU–5PE and
Th–HEU–Gr–PE) (Refs. [1–4])