The Belgian Nuclear Research Center SCK•CEN is currently working on the design of the MYRRHA research reactor, able to operate in both critical and sub-critical mode as an Accelerator-Driven System (ADS). When operated as an ADS, the MYRRHA reactor core will be coupled to an external neutron source, which consists of a 600-MeV, 2- to 4-mA proton beam impinging on a lead-bismuth spallation target.
By using a small fraction (up to 5%) of the MYRRHA proton beam, intensities of 100-200 uA can be sent to a separate facility called ISOL@MYRRHA, where pure and intense Radioactive Ion Beams (RIBs) will be produced via the Isotope Separator On Line method. ISOL@MYRRHA aims to be complementary to existing facilities, focusing on experimental programs requiring long uninterrupted beam times.
In this talk, the MYRRHA and ISOL@MYRRHA facilities will be introduced and the status of the project will be given. Links to the project on the development of a Pb/Bi loop target for EURISOL will be made.
