Technological breakthrough raises nuclear fuel utilization rate: below 1% to 95%

[yusheng]

thing is complicated because most posters tend copy and paste articles without understanding them. actually myself I haven´t heard of this stuff ADS before I see this thread. however, with a little knowledge of physics people can ask questions like I raised here. yes it is to find a way to defeat the physics, directing neutrons to a certain direction to hit certain fissile atoms in a fast ocean of non-fissile atoms. actually an impossible task.
yes it is like science fiction, unless you can invent a wall (I don´t know yet) that is able to collect/reflect the neutrons in a way and shoot them toward the non critical nuclear fuel.

there are 100 ways to creating protons, electrons and neutrons. fewer ways to split them into subatomic pieces. but it is very difficult to shoot a neutron to a atom. it is like you stand on a beach, throwing a stone into the water 1,000 miles away, hoping a hit a fish, that dives 100 meter under the water surface.

good luck

a middle school student 's question,
the reply,
1, free neutrons is very hard to control, but neutron from neutron source is easy to control, otherwise, all neutron applications will be nonexistence. do you know Neutron microscope?
2, do you know the "beam window ", if yes then the second problem vanished too.

the last i teach you how to produce neutron beam if you can read:

 

[Viet]

Surprised its the 1st time you are hearing this ADS thingy. I am fascinated with nuclear power. I had been watching this nuclear development in China and its like waiting for ages for this Hualong and AP1000 to come online.
Luckily the nuclear power projects resumed after a brief suspension following the Fukushima incident.
The HTGR is also very interesting.
How is it in Vietnam.
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I need to know about this ADS stuff as much as I want to know how nuclear waste is made up. Close to zero of interest. The human brains are only capable to accommodate limited stuffs so we shouldn't waste the resources.

Well as for VN progress on nuclear program, some people would be surprised although it is a bit too early yet to reveal. But no worry we are a peaceful country.

 

[sinait]

I need to know about this ADS stuff as much as I want to know how nuclear waste is made up. Close to zero of interest. The human brains are only capable to accommodate limited stuffs so we shouldn't waste the resources.

Well as for VN progress on nuclear program, some people would be surprised although it is a bit too early yet to reveal. But no worry we are a peaceful country.

I agree we got limited time to learn only so much and our brains are even more limited in remembering all the things we learned. Wish I could get a memory upgrade.
But nuclear energy is one of those things that are important enough to get our attention.
Part of the reluctance to go nuclear power is nuclear waste disposal.
If this ADS thing works, it is of immense value to the world. No joke, this is huge.
Cheers
.

I need to know about this ADS stuff as much as I want to know how nuclear waste is made up. Close to zero of interest. The human brains are only capable to accommodate limited stuffs so we shouldn't waste the resources.

Well as for VN progress on nuclear program, some people would be surprised although it is a bit too early yet to reveal. But no worry we are a peaceful country.

I agree we got limited time to learn only so much and our brains are even more limited in remembering all the things we learned. Wish I could get a memory upgrade.
But nuclear energy is one of those things that are important enough to get our attention.
Part of the reluctance to go nuclear power is nuclear waste disposal.
If this ADS thing works, it is of immense value to the world. No joke, this is huge.
Cheers
.

 

[Han Patriot]

I agree we got limited time to learn only so much and our brains are even more limited in remembering all the things we learned. Wish I could get a memory upgrade.
But nuclear energy is one of those things that are important enough to get our attention.
Part of the reluctance to go nuclear power is nuclear waste disposal.
If this ADS thing works, it is of immense value to the world. No joke, this is huge.
Cheers
.


I agree we got limited time to learn only so much and our brains are even more limited in remembering all the things we learned. Wish I could get a memory upgrade.
But nuclear energy is one of those things that are important enough to get our attention.
Part of the reluctance to go nuclear power is nuclear waste disposal.
If this ADS thing works, it is of immense value to the world. No joke, this is huge.
Cheers
.

Actually ADS for waste disposal already works, China already has a working prototype. OTOH ADANES (C-ADS) or net power producing ADS is not completed yet.

 

[Viet]

a middle school student 's question,
the reply,
1, free neutrons is very hard to control, but neutron from neutron source is easy to control, otherwise, all neutron applications will be nonexistence. do you know Neutron microscope?
2, do you know the "beam window ", if yes then the second problem vanished too.
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the last i teach you how to produce neutron beam if you can read:

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I would wish you describe the problem and solution with your own words instead of posting technical articles.