20-Mw Pulsed Amplifying Klystron Operating in Positive Feedback Mode
The results of investigation of the regenerative oscillation amplification mode and the selfoscillation synchronization mode for the power pulsed amplifying positive-feedback klystron are reported. In Ref. there was described the autogenerator on the KUY-12 pulsed amplifying klystron, used for feeding the accelerating sections of the electron linac. To enhance the self-oscillation frequency stability, a high-quality resonator is introduced into the feedback circuit. This however results in noticeable increase in the oscillation growth time with respect to anode pulse. The investigation results of the KUY-12 operating either in the oscillation regeneration mode or in the self-oscillation frequency synchronization mode are presented.
Synchronization of pulsed oscillators
It is shown that driven pulsed oscillators behave in a manner very similar to driven CW oscillators. Simple criteria are given which allow one to decide easily from the frequency spectrum if the oscillators are locked or not.
Impact of Nuclear Data Uncertainties on Transmutation of Actinides in Accelerator-Driven Assemblies
Abstract The potential impact of nuclear data uncertainties on a large number of performance parameters of reactor cores dedicated to the transmutation of radioactive wastes is discussed. An uncertainty analysis has been performed based on sensitivity theory, which underlines the cross sections, the energy range, and the isotopes that are responsible for the most significant uncertainties. To provide guidelines on priorities for new evaluations or validation experiments, required accuracies on specific nuclear data have been derived, accounting for target accuracies on major design parameters. The required accuracies (mostly in the energy region below 20 MeV), in particular for minor actinide data, are of the same order of magnitude of the achieved accuracies on major actinides. Specific requirements also concern the improvement of minor actinide data related to decay heat and effective delayed-neutron fraction assessment.