METHOD CONCERNING THE SAFETY OF ACCELERATOR COUPLED HYBRID NUCLEAR SYSTEMS, AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING SAME

摘要

The invention relates to a method of controlling an accelerator coupled nuclear system comprising a nuclear reactor operating in subcritical mode and a neutron-generator device using a beam of charged particles originating from an accelerator, said neutron generator supplying the quantity of neutrons necessary in order to maintain the nuclear reaction. The inventive method is characterised in that the operating point is determined by giving the energy EP of the particles a value greater than or equal to the value EPMax which maximises the production of neutrons. The invention is further characterised in that the number of neutrons is adjusted by acting on the energy of the particles originating from the accelerator, with constant beam intensity. The invention also relates to the accelerator coupled hybrid nuclear system used for same.