CA1172388A - Composite prompt/delayed incore detector assembly - Google Patents
Composite prompt/delayed incore detector assemblyInfo
- Publication number
- CA1172388A CA1172388A CA000390090A CA390090A CA1172388A CA 1172388 A CA1172388 A CA 1172388A CA 000390090 A CA000390090 A CA 000390090A CA 390090 A CA390090 A CA 390090A CA 1172388 A CA1172388 A CA 1172388A
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- detectors
- detector
- prompt
- delayed
- responding
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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- VBJZVLUMGGDVMO-UHFFFAOYSA-N hafnium atom Chemical compound [Hf] VBJZVLUMGGDVMO-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 7
- 229910052703 rhodium Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 7
- 239000010948 rhodium Substances 0.000 claims description 7
- MHOVAHRLVXNVSD-UHFFFAOYSA-N rhodium atom Chemical compound [Rh] MHOVAHRLVXNVSD-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 7
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- BFMJHLJXQRNLBQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N hafnium rhodium Chemical compound [Rh].[Hf] BFMJHLJXQRNLBQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
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- 238000012986 modification Methods 0.000 description 1
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- 239000003758 nuclear fuel Substances 0.000 description 1
- TWNQGVIAIRXVLR-UHFFFAOYSA-N oxo(oxoalumanyloxy)alumane Chemical compound O=[Al]O[Al]=O TWNQGVIAIRXVLR-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01T—MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
- G01T3/00—Measuring neutron radiation
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01T—MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
- G01T3/00—Measuring neutron radiation
- G01T3/006—Measuring neutron radiation using self-powered detectors (for neutrons as well as for Y- or X-rays), e.g. using Compton-effect (Compton diodes) or photo-emission or a (n,B) nuclear reaction
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
- G21C17/00—Monitoring; Testing ; Maintaining
- G21C17/10—Structural combination of fuel element, control rod, reactor core, or moderator structure with sensitive instruments, e.g. for measuring radioactivity, strain
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
- G21C17/00—Monitoring; Testing ; Maintaining
- G21C17/10—Structural combination of fuel element, control rod, reactor core, or moderator structure with sensitive instruments, e.g. for measuring radioactivity, strain
- G21C17/108—Measuring reactor flux
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- 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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- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Molecular Biology (AREA)
- Spectroscopy & Molecular Physics (AREA)
- Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
- Measurement Of Radiation (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US207,049 | 1980-11-14 | ||
| US06/207,049 US4426352A (en) | 1980-11-14 | 1980-11-14 | Composite detector |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA1172388A true CA1172388A (en) | 1984-08-07 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA000390090A Expired CA1172388A (en) | 1980-11-14 | 1981-11-13 | Composite prompt/delayed incore detector assembly |
Country Status (6)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US4426352A (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP0052445A1 (enExample) |
| JP (2) | JPS57149985A (enExample) |
| KR (1) | KR870001094B1 (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA1172388A (enExample) |
| ES (1) | ES8608717A1 (enExample) |
Families Citing this family (11)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR2607309B1 (fr) * | 1986-11-26 | 1989-04-28 | Framatome Sa | Conduit de support et de positionnement de dispositifs de mesure dans le coeur d'un reacteur nucleaire |
| US4780267A (en) * | 1987-02-17 | 1988-10-25 | Westinghouse Electric Corp. | In-core assembly configuration having a dual-wall pressure boundary for nuclear reactor |
| US4966747A (en) * | 1987-04-24 | 1990-10-30 | Westinghouse Electric Corp. | Hydro-ball in-core instrumentation system and method of operation |
| FR2632442B1 (fr) * | 1988-06-06 | 1990-09-14 | Framatome Sa | Dispositif de mesure de parametres dans le coeur d'un reacteur nucleaire en service |
| US6061412A (en) * | 1995-10-05 | 2000-05-09 | Westinghouse Electric Company Llc | Nuclear reaction protection system |
| WO2007109535A2 (en) * | 2006-03-16 | 2007-09-27 | Kansas State University Research Foundation | Non-streaming high-efficiency perforated semiconductor neutron detectors, methods of making same and measuring wand and detector modules utilizing same |
| US8445839B2 (en) * | 2010-10-14 | 2013-05-21 | Areva Np Inc. | Self-calibrating, highly accurate, long-lived, dual rhodium vanadium emitter nuclear in-core detector |
| US8958519B2 (en) * | 2012-04-17 | 2015-02-17 | Babcock & Wilcox Mpower, Inc. | Incore instrumentation cable routing and support element for pressurized water reactor |
| JP2016045191A (ja) * | 2014-08-25 | 2016-04-04 | コリア、ハイドロ、アンド、ニュークリア、パワー、カンパニー、リミテッドＫｏｒｅａ Ｈｙｄｒｏ ＆ Ｎｕｃｌｅａｒ Ｐｏｗｅｒ Ｃｏ．，Ｌｔｄ． | 多重熱電対炉内核計測器、それを利用した重大事故後の原子炉内部状態監視システム及び監視方法 |
| CN106710649A (zh) * | 2016-12-12 | 2017-05-24 | 中广核工程有限公司 | 核电厂堆芯核仪表系统 |
| US11227697B2 (en) * | 2018-10-29 | 2022-01-18 | Framatome Inc. | Self-powered in-core detector arrangement for measuring flux in a nuclear reactor core |
Family Cites Families (11)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA902273A (en) | 1972-06-06 | The Babcock And Wilcox Company | Radiation detector | |
| DE1539628A1 (de) | 1965-02-08 | 1969-08-28 | Atomenergie Ab | Neutronendetektor |
| US3603793A (en) * | 1969-08-01 | 1971-09-07 | Babcock & Wilcox Co | Radiation detector solid state radiation detection using an insulator between the emitter and collector |
| BE757887A (fr) | 1969-10-24 | 1971-04-01 | Siemens Ag | Dispositif pour l'instrumentation du reacteurs a eau sous pression |
| FR2081077B1 (enExample) | 1970-03-03 | 1974-03-01 | Framatome Sa | |
| JPS4913598A (enExample) * | 1972-05-22 | 1974-02-06 | ||
| US3760183A (en) | 1972-06-08 | 1973-09-18 | Gen Electric | Neutron detector system |
| FR2356244A1 (fr) | 1976-06-23 | 1978-01-20 | Commissariat Energie Atomique | Procede et dispositif pour detecter et prelocaliser une rupture de gaine dans un reacteur nucleaire a neutrons rapides |
| US4103161A (en) * | 1976-07-15 | 1978-07-25 | The Babcock & Wilcox Company | Composite transducer |
| US4268354A (en) | 1978-10-12 | 1981-05-19 | Westinghouse Electric Corp. | Nuclear reactor in core flux mapping system |
| US4288291A (en) | 1979-05-11 | 1981-09-08 | Whittaker Corporation | Radiation detector for use in nuclear reactors |
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1980
- 1980-11-14 US US06/207,049 patent/US4426352A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1981
- 1981-10-27 EP EP81305076A patent/EP0052445A1/en not_active Ceased
- 1981-10-28 KR KR1019810004114A patent/KR870001094B1/ko not_active Expired
- 1981-11-11 JP JP56179873A patent/JPS57149985A/ja active Pending
- 1981-11-13 ES ES507660A patent/ES8608717A1/es not_active Expired
- 1981-11-13 CA CA000390090A patent/CA1172388A/en not_active Expired
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1987
- 1987-02-16 JP JP1987020078U patent/JPS62146981U/ja active Pending
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| KR870001094B1 (ko) | 1987-06-04 |
| JPS62146981U (enExample) | 1987-09-17 |
| EP0052445A1 (en) | 1982-05-26 |
| ES507660A0 (es) | 1986-07-16 |
| ES8608717A1 (es) | 1986-07-16 |
| KR830008183A (ko) | 1983-11-16 |
| US4426352A (en) | 1984-01-17 |
| JPS57149985A (en) | 1982-09-16 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
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| MKEC | Expiry (correction) | ||
| MKEX | Expiry |