This paper presents the Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) developed for crucial
components of the SPES (Selective Production of Exotic Species) nuclear facility, a research …

Worldwide efforts to tackle the nature of exotic nuclei comprise the construction of new-
generation Radioactive Ion Beam facilities. The Italian community is deeply involved in the …

Abstract The SPES (Selective Production of Exotic Species) facility, currently under
development at Legnaro National Laboratories of INFN, aims at the production of intense …

In the facilities for the production of Radioactive Ion Beams (RIBs) according to the Isotope
Separation On-Line (ISOL) technique, a production target is typically impinged by a high …

Concrete is commonly used as a biological shield against nuclear radiation. As long as, in
the design of nuclear facilities, its load carrying capacity is required together with its …

The production of radioactive ion beams (RIB) from spallation targets by irradiation with a
continuous 500 MeV proton beam, has been routine at TRIUMF for several years. Based on …

The creation of a porous matrix made of interconnected and permeable paths is a key step
for the processing of optimized metal carbide targets in the SPES (Selective Production of …

In the framework of the R&D program for the SPES (Selective Production of Exotic Species)
project of the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), production yields of neutron-rich …

The SPES (Selective Production of Exotic Species) project, under development at the Istituto
Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare-Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro (INFN-LNL), is a new …

Within the framework of the research on targets for the SPES project (Selective Production of
Exotic Species), porous boron carbide (B4C) based materials were produced from the …