You “just” need a high energy proton accelerator. The superconducting rf cavity in the first picture is made out of Niobium btw. Which is freaking expensive and there will be dozens of them or more.
Not a new concept anyways. It is being researched for decades without end in sight.
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OP, I am only familiar with spallation sources like ORNLs SNS. While it delivers nice bright beams, how do you get the total flux necessary to bulk transmute the long lived isotopes? Is the spallation needed because it produces a hotter spectrum than typical moderated neutrons? What do get here that I can’t get by parking the waste inside a traditional reactor?
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You “just” need a high energy proton accelerator. The superconducting rf cavity in the first picture is made out of Niobium btw. Which is freaking expensive and there will be dozens of them or more.
Not a new concept anyways. It is being researched for decades without end in sight.
OP, I am only familiar with spallation sources like ORNLs SNS. While it delivers nice bright beams, how do you get the total flux necessary to bulk transmute the long lived isotopes? Is the spallation needed because it produces a hotter spectrum than typical moderated neutrons? What do get here that I can’t get by parking the waste inside a traditional reactor?