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Energy Amplifier Systems as Sustainable Nuclear Reactors: An Overview

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  • Umberto Lucia

    (Dipartimento Energia “Galileo Ferraris”, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
    And also INFN-Sezione di Torino.)

  • Giulia Grisolia

    (Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Ambiente, del Territorio e delle Infrastrutture, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
    And also INFN-Sezione di Torino.)

Abstract

One of the present major issues for industrialised societies is the environmental impact of energy production. Nuclear power is identified as a possible sustainable opportunity to provide a technological answer to this problem. This review aims to overview the physical bases of accelerator-driven systems, focusing on spallation and transmutation phenomena. A discussion on the possible use of these nuclear devices is developed in the context of sustainable energy production, showing a possible new approach to nuclear energy, based on the developments of accelerator physics and technology during the last century.

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  • Umberto Lucia & Giulia Grisolia, 2024. "Energy Amplifier Systems as Sustainable Nuclear Reactors: An Overview," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(7), pages 1-13, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:16:y:2024:i:7:p:2743-:d:1364314
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