Concept of periodic pulsed reactor for high power lasers with nuclear pumping

摘要

A concept of periodic pulsed reactor has been proposed (PEARL), which can be used as a burst reactor in high power nuclear-pumped lasers. The periodic pulsed and non-periodic modes for fission pulse generation have been studied. Results of calculation of the PEARL reactor parameters have been presented, vs. basic characteristics of reactors IBR-2 and BARS-6. Results of calculations for the system "PEARL reactor -subcritical laser module" have been presented in comparison with the currently operational facility "B", where reactor BARS-6 is used as the ignition module. It has been shown that the use of reactor PEARL is perspective as a source of neutrons for nuclear pumped lasers.