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To provide neutrons for science and industry, various processes are applied, such as nuclear fission, spallation, fusion or low-energy nuclear reactions. With the availability of high-current proton accelerators, the latter process has gained growing interest in recent years. The prospect of access to versatile neutron sources with affordable cost and efficient and strong neutron flux has inspired many projects worldwide to establish high-current accelerator-driven neutron sources (HiCANSs). While compact accelerator-driven neutron sources (CANSs) using low-energy nuclear reactions have been used for decades, this novel class of sources, HiCANSs, would open new opportunities to access and exploit neutrons in science and industry. The most ambitious projects in this field have been developed in Europe, including the ARGITU project in Spain, the ICONE project in France and the HBS project in Germany. In the present paper, the basic physical and technological properties of HiCANSs will be outlined briefly, and the European HiCANS projects will be described. A short outlook on the future opportunities for HiCANSs in the landscape of the neutron facilities in Europe will be given.
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