CA1019473A - Method and apparatus for locating defective fuel rods in a reactor fuel assembly - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for locating defective fuel rods in a reactor fuel assembly

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Publication number
CA1019473A
CA1019473A CA227,386A CA227386A CA1019473A CA 1019473 A CA1019473 A CA 1019473A CA 227386 A CA227386 A CA 227386A CA 1019473 A CA1019473 A CA 1019473A
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Prior art keywords
locating defective
reactor
fuel assembly
fuel rods
rods
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Expired
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CA227,386A
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English (en)
French (fr)
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CA227386S (en
Inventor
Alfred Jester
Harry Honig
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ABB Reaktor GmbH
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Babcock Brown Boveri Reaktor GmbH
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Priority claimed from DE19742424431 external-priority patent/DE2424431C3/de
Application filed by Babcock Brown Boveri Reaktor GmbH filed Critical Babcock Brown Boveri Reaktor GmbH
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/34—Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other dc sources, e.g. providing buffering
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C17/00—Monitoring; Testing ; Maintaining
    • G21C17/06—Devices or arrangements for monitoring or testing fuel or fuel elements outside the reactor core, e.g. for burn-up, for contamination
    • G21C17/07—Leak testing
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
  • Investigating Materials By The Use Of Optical Means Adapted For Particular Applications (AREA)
CA227,386A 1974-05-20 1975-05-20 Method and apparatus for locating defective fuel rods in a reactor fuel assembly Expired CA1019473A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE19742424431 DE2424431C3 (de) 1974-05-20 Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Lokalisieren defekter Brennstabe eines Reaktor-Brennelements

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CA1019473A true CA1019473A (en) 1977-10-18

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Country Status (8)

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US (1) US3983741A (de)
JP (1) JPS5335238B2 (de)
AT (1) AT348073B (de)
CA (1) CA1019473A (de)
CH (1) CH576688A5 (de)
FR (1) FR2272467B1 (de)
GB (1) GB1471792A (de)
IT (1) IT1035588B (de)

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JPS5298893A (en) * 1976-02-11 1977-08-19 Westinghouse Electric Corp Method of sensing and searching defective fuel element in reactor
JPS52106096A (en) * 1976-03-03 1977-09-06 Hitachi Ltd Broken fuel detecting method
US4082607A (en) * 1976-09-30 1978-04-04 The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Department Of Energy Fuel subassembly leak test chamber for a nuclear reactor
FR2389202A1 (fr) * 1977-04-29 1978-11-24 Framatome Sa Cellule de ressuage pour le controle de l'etancheite d'assemblages d'elements combustibles et procede de controle correspondant
US4309250A (en) * 1979-07-05 1982-01-05 The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Department Of Energy Between-cycle laser system for depressurization and resealing of modified design nuclear fuel assemblies
FR2646910B1 (fr) * 1989-05-11 1991-08-30 Electricite De France Procede et dispositif de controle d'etancheite d'un recipient de forme allongee
US5457720A (en) * 1994-04-15 1995-10-10 General Electric Company System for krypton-xenon concentration, separation and measurement for rapid detection of defective nuclear fuel bundles
DE69510591T3 (de) * 1994-04-15 2006-08-24 General Electric Co. System zur erkennung von schadhaften kernbrennstäben
CA2147705A1 (en) * 1994-04-25 1996-04-18 Ralph Walter Tolino Leak-detection system and method for detecting an individual leaking nuclear fuel rod having radioactive material leaking therefrom
CN101789273B (zh) * 2010-01-22 2012-02-08 清华大学 一种球床高温堆燃料目视装置
US8842796B2 (en) * 2011-11-22 2014-09-23 Westinghouse Electric Company Llc Nuclear fuel rod pellet stack inspection
CN106782706B (zh) * 2016-11-25 2018-08-21 中核北方核燃料元件有限公司 一种实时称量监控单根燃料棒内uo2芯块重量的方法

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US3566669A (en) * 1968-09-04 1971-03-02 Harry Parker Method and apparatus for thermally examining fluid passages in a body

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JPS5129697A (de) 1976-03-13
AT348073B (de) 1979-01-25
CH576688A5 (de) 1976-06-15
US3983741A (en) 1976-10-05
JPS5335238B2 (de) 1978-09-26
GB1471792A (en) 1977-04-27
ATA247975A (de) 1978-06-15
FR2272467A1 (de) 1975-12-19
FR2272467B1 (de) 1982-03-26
DE2424431A1 (de) 1975-12-04
IT1035588B (it) 1979-10-20
DE2424431B2 (de) 1977-02-17

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