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MYRRHA (Multipurpose hYbrid Research Reactor for High-tech Applications) is a multipurpose research facility currently being developed at SCK•CEN. MYRRHA is based on the ADS (accelerator-driven system) concept, where a proton accelerator, a spallation target, and a subcritical reactor are coupled. MYRRHA will be able to work in both critical and subcritical modes, enabling the facility to target a broad range of R&D applications. In this paper, the most recent developments of the design of the MYRRHA facility are presented, as well as the irradiation performance of MYRRHA.
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Aït Abderrahim, H. (2016). MYRRHA: A Flexible and Fast-Spectrum Irradiation Facility. In: Revol, JP., Bourquin, M., Kadi, Y., Lillestol, E., de Mestral, JC., Samec, K. (eds) Thorium Energy for the World. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26542-1_13
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