CN106710649A - Nuclear power plant reactor core nuclear instrumentation system - Google Patents

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CN106710649A
CN106710649A CN201611138327.0A CN201611138327A CN106710649A CN 106710649 A CN106710649 A CN 106710649A CN 201611138327 A CN201611138327 A CN 201611138327A CN 106710649 A CN106710649 A CN 106710649A
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陈杰
张瑜
张亮亮
丁丁
雷晴
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刘东波
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刘宝亭
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Abstract

The invention discloses a nuclear power plant reactor core nuclear instrumentation system which comprises a fixed multi-segment type self-powered detector, a signal conditioning cabinet and a digitized processing and display device which are connected successively, wherein the fixed multi-segment self-powered detector and the signal conditioning cabinet are arranged in a containment, and the digitized processing and display device is arranged outside the containment. Compared with the prior art, the nuclear power plant reactor core nuclear instrumentation system adopts the fixed type self-powered detector, does not require external power supply, does not require external driving of the detector to be inserted into reactor cores during operation, can real-timely measure the reactor core three-dimensional neutron fluence rate on line, and makes the system easier to maintain; with use of the digitized processing and display device, the system has strong computing and graphic display abilities, can process measured data in real time and generate a reactor core three-dimensional power distribution diagram on line, and achieves optimal control of reactor running and online display of the reactor core three-dimensional power distribution diagram.

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Nuclear power plant's reactor core Nuclear Instrument system
Technical field
The invention belongs to nuclear power plant's operational monitoring field, it is more particularly related to a kind of nuclear power plant's heap core instrument Table system.
Background technology
Nuclear power plant's reactor core Nuclear Instrument system is by measuring reactor core neutron fluence rate, the three-dimensional heap core power profile of generation; Using the data for measuring, ONIS (out-pile Nuclear Instrument system, Outside Nuclear Instrumentation can be carried out System) power range passage is checked, reactor fuel component burnup is assessed, reactor operation optimum control, to ensure fuel bag The integrality of shell and safeguard reactor core safety.
Disclosed nuclear power plant's in-core instrumentation system is mostly to rely on the technical scheme that simulation instrument control technology is formed, with knot Structure is complicated, data processing amount is small, it is visual poor the shortcomings of, and be all regular off-line measurement three-dimensional heap core power distribution, it is impossible to Measurement in real time, treatment and display heap core power distribution situation.For example, Fig. 1 is referred to, a kind of published nuclear power plant's reactor core instrument Table system is main by moving miniature fission chamber 10, selection and drive device 12, control and monitoring rack 14, signal transacting and aobvious The part of showing device 16 4 constitutes.Wherein, moving miniature fission chamber 10 is arranged in containment 20, selection and drive device 12, Control and monitoring rack 14, signal transacting and display device 16 are arranged on outside containment 20.Moving miniature fission chamber 10 is used Detector be portable fission detector, detector end by drive and conductive dual-purpose spiral cable 120 with select Connected with drive device 12, detector is inserted by reactor core by selection and drive device 12, selection and drive device 12 are each only Can select and drive a detector to measure.Control and monitoring rack 14 are used for control selections and drive device 12, monitoring The state of Measurement channel 100 and mechanical device.During measurement, detector during heap in-core is moved, signal transacting and display The neutron fluence rate signal that device 16 is received and storage detector sends, processed offline and drafting reactor core neutron flux rate distribution Figure.Reactor core Nuclear Instrument system is discontinuous, and at least every 30 equivalent full power days are enabled once, a complete reactor core note Dose rate measurement work about takes 2 hours.
Above-mentioned reactor core Nuclear Instrument system at least has the following disadvantages:1) portable fission detector is mobile in reactor core need to be outer Portion powers and the motor by selection and drive device 12 drives, and system architecture is complicated, and working link is more;2) portable fission is visited Survey the device same time can only simple detector work, complete reactor core fluence rate measurement work is time-consuming more, and can not reality online When measure;3) hardwired communication volume of transmitted data is small, and signal antidamping and interference free performance are poor, and needs to use a large amount of cables to enter Row signal transmission and multiple containment penetrations 200;4) real-time processing and transmission reactor core three-dimensional power signal are unable to, it is impossible in real time Display reactor core three-dimensional power profile, it is impossible to online after-treatment, it is impossible to realize reactor operation optimum control;5) detector or Selection and the failure of drive device 12 need to re-replace detector and select standby selection and drive device 12, working link It is many.
With the development of nuclear power and digitlization instrument control technology, simple structure, high-performance to reactor core Nuclear Instrument system, Line is monitored and graph visualization is proposed and required higher.In view of this, can solve the problem that above mentioned problem it is necessory to provide one kind Nuclear power plant's reactor core Nuclear Instrument system.
The content of the invention
It is an object of the invention to:There is provided a kind of simple structure, without external drive and can realize On-line sampling system, Treatment and nuclear power plant's reactor core Nuclear Instrument system of display.
In order to realize foregoing invention purpose, the invention provides a kind of nuclear power plant's reactor core Nuclear Instrument system, it is included successively The fixed multisection type self-powered detector of connection, signal condition rack and digitized processing and display device;Wherein, fixed multistage Formula self-powered detector and signal condition rack are arranged in containment, and digitized processing is arranged on containment with display device Outward.
Improved as one kind of nuclear power plant's reactor core Nuclear Instrument system of the present invention, the fixed multisection type self-powered detector exists Integrally fixedly mounted in reactor core.
As nuclear power plant's reactor core Nuclear Instrument system of the present invention one kind improve, the fixed multisection type self-powered detector by The sub- detector of multistage independence is assemblied to form.
Improved as one kind of nuclear power plant's reactor core Nuclear Instrument system of the present invention, the fixed multisection type self-powered detector exists Electric current is voluntarily produced in radiation field, the size of electric current and change reflect characteristic and the change of radiation field.
Improved as one kind of nuclear power plant's reactor core Nuclear Instrument system of the present invention, the signal condition rack is by detector electricity Cable is connected with fixed multisection type self-powered detector, the neutron fluence rate signal for gathering detector generation, carries out signal and puts Greatly, filter and current signal is converted into fiber-optic signal.
Improved as one kind of nuclear power plant's reactor core Nuclear Instrument system of the present invention, the digitized processing includes with display device Digitized signal processes rack sum word display.
Improved as one kind of nuclear power plant's reactor core Nuclear Instrument system of the present invention, the digitized signal treatment rack passes through light Fibre is attached and communicates with the signal condition rack in containment.
Improved as one kind of nuclear power plant's reactor core Nuclear Instrument system of the present invention, the digitizing display and digitized signal Treatment rack connection.
Improved as one kind of nuclear power plant's reactor core Nuclear Instrument system of the present invention, the digitizing display is used for Real time displaying Reactor core three-dimensional power profile, reactor core monitoring of working condition and alarm screen, the optimal recommendation of reactor core parameter.
Compared with prior art, nuclear power plant's reactor core Nuclear Instrument system of the present invention at least has advantages below:
1) fixed self-powered detector, detector is used integrally to be fixedly mounted in reactor core and can voluntarily produce electricity Stream, it is not necessary to externally fed, drives detector insertion reactor core so that system architecture during operation also without selection and drive device Simplified, workflow is few;
2) fixed self-powered detector, detector is used integrally to be fixedly mounted in reactor core, can real-time online measuring heap Core three-dimensional neutron fluence rate, solving portable fission detector can only simple detector work, a complete reactor core fluence rate Measurement work takes problems that are many and being unable to On-line sampling system;
3) fiber optic communication mode is used, fiber optic communication data transfer is big, no signal decays, Flouride-resistani acid phesphatase interference performance is strong, because This improves system data and transmits and antijamming capability, and reduces the usage quantity of system cable and containment penetration, solution Hardwired communication volume of transmitted data of having determined is small, and signal antidamping and interference free performance are poor, and needs to use a large amount of cables to carry out letter Number transmission and the problem of multiple containment penetrations;
4) digitized processing and display device are used, makes system that there is stronger calculating and graphics display capability, Neng Goushi When the data that measure for the treatment of and generation reactor core three-dimensional power profile online, realize reactor operation optimum control and reactor core three-dimensional Power profile Real time displaying;Signal transacting rack also has data storage and secondary analysis function, can be real-time according to nuclear power plant Operating mode recommendation response stack operation optimal control mode, to improve reactor core parameter and safeguard reactor core safety;
5) fixed self-powered detector, each detector is used to be assemblied to form by the sub- detector of multistage independence, sub- spy Survey device length short, convenient manufacture, transport and install, in reactor core can flexible modulation detector measurement height and point position, and And single sub- breakdown detector is little on reactor core three-dimensional neutron fluence rate measurement quality influence, is not required to re-replace sub- detector, Make system more easy care.
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With reference to the accompanying drawings and detailed description, nuclear power plant's reactor core Nuclear Instrument system of the present invention is described in detail.
Fig. 1 is the structural representation of disclosed nuclear power plant's reactor core Nuclear Instrument system.
Fig. 2 is the structural representation of nuclear power plant's reactor core Nuclear Instrument system of the present invention.
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In order that goal of the invention of the invention, technical scheme and its Advantageous Effects become apparent from, below in conjunction with accompanying drawing And specific embodiment, the present invention will be described in further detail.It is emphasized that the specific reality described in this specification Mode is applied just for the sake of explaining the present invention, is not intended to limit use occasion of the invention.
Fig. 2 is referred to, nuclear power plant's reactor core Nuclear Instrument system of the present invention includes fixed multisection type self-powered detector 30, signal Regulating rack 32, optical fiber 34, digitized processing and display device.
Fixed multisection type self-powered detector 30 is arranged in containment 20, and it is integrally fixedly mounted in reactor core, each Detector is assemblied to form by the sub- detector of multistage independence, and the quantity of sub- detector and position can be according to reactor core size and measuring point positions Put and be adjusted.Fixed multisection type self-powered detector 30 can voluntarily produce electric current, the size of electric current and change in radiation field Reflect characteristic and the change of radiation field.
Signal condition rack 32 is arranged in containment 20, and it passes through detector cables 300 with fixed multisection type self-sufficiency energy Detector 30 is connected, the neutron fluence rate signal for gathering detector generation, carries out signal amplification, filtering and by current signal It is converted into fiber-optic signal.
Digitized processing is arranged on outside containment 20 with display device, including digitized signal treatment rack 36 and digitlization Display 38.Digitized signal treatment rack 36 be attached by the signal condition rack 32 in optical fiber 34 and containment 20 and Communication.Digitizing display 38 and digitlization signal transacting rack 36 are connected, for Real time displaying reactor core three-dimensional power profile, Reactor core monitoring of working condition and alarm screen, the optimal recommendation of reactor core parameter etc..
Compared with prior art, nuclear power plant's reactor core Nuclear Instrument system of the present invention at least has advantages below:
1) fixed self-powered detector 30, detector is used integrally to be fixedly mounted in reactor core and can voluntarily produce electricity Stream, it is not necessary to externally fed, drives detector insertion reactor core so that system architecture during operation also without selection and drive device Simplified, workflow is few;
2) fixed self-powered detector 30 is used, detector is integrally fixedly mounted in reactor core, can real-time online measuring Reactor core three-dimensional neutron fluence rate, solving portable fission detector can only simple detector work, a complete reactor core fluence Rate measurement work takes problems that are many and being unable to On-line sampling system;
3) fiber optic communication mode is used, fiber optic communication data transfer is big, no signal decays, Flouride-resistani acid phesphatase interference performance is strong, because This improves system data and transmits and antijamming capability, and reduces the usage quantity of system cable and containment penetration 200, Solve hardwired communication volume of transmitted data small, signal antidamping and interference free performance are poor, and need to use a large amount of cables to carry out The problem of signal transmission and multiple containment penetrations;
4) digitized processing and display device are used, makes system that there is stronger calculating and graphics display capability, Neng Goushi When the data that measure for the treatment of and generation reactor core three-dimensional power profile online, realize reactor operation optimum control and reactor core three-dimensional Power profile Real time displaying;Signal transacting rack 36 also has data storage and secondary analysis function, can be according to nuclear power plant's reality When operating mode recommendation response stack operation optimal control mode, to improve reactor core parameter and safeguard reactor core safety;
5) fixed self-powered detector 30, each detector is used to be assemblied to form by the sub- detector of multistage independence, son Detector length is short, convenient manufacture, transport and installs, in reactor core can flexible modulation detector measurement height and point position, And single sub- breakdown detector is little on reactor core three-dimensional neutron fluence rate measurement quality influence, is not required to re-replace sub- detection Device, makes system more easy care.
The announcement and teaching of book according to the above description, those skilled in the art in the invention can also be to above-mentioned embodiment party Formula carries out appropriate change and modification.Therefore, the invention is not limited in specific embodiment disclosed and described above, to this Some modifications and changes of invention should also be as falling into scope of the claims of the invention.Although additionally, this specification In used some specific terms, but these terms are merely for convenience of description, do not constitute any limitation to the present invention.

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1. a kind of nuclear power plant's reactor core Nuclear Instrument system, it is characterised in that the fixed multisection type self-sufficiency including being sequentially connected can be detected Device, signal condition rack and digitized processing and display device;Wherein, fixed multisection type self-powered detector and signal condition machine Cabinet is arranged in containment, and digitized processing is arranged on outside containment with display device.
2. nuclear power plant's reactor core Nuclear Instrument system according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:The fixed multisection type self-sufficiency energy Detector is integrally fixedly mounted in reactor core.
3. nuclear power plant's reactor core Nuclear Instrument system according to claim 2, it is characterised in that:The fixed multisection type self-sufficiency energy Detector is assemblied to form by the sub- detector of multistage independence.
4. nuclear power plant's reactor core Nuclear Instrument system according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:The fixed multisection type self-sufficiency energy Detector voluntarily produces electric current in radiation field, and the size of electric current and change reflect characteristic and the change of radiation field.
5. nuclear power plant's reactor core Nuclear Instrument system according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:The signal condition rack passes through Detector cables are connected with fixed multisection type self-powered detector, the neutron fluence rate signal for gathering detector generation, enter Row signal amplifies, filters and current signal is converted into fiber-optic signal.
6. nuclear power plant's reactor core Nuclear Instrument system according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:The digitized processing and display Equipment includes that digitized signal processes rack sum word display.
7. nuclear power plant's reactor core Nuclear Instrument system according to claim 6, it is characterised in that:The digitized signal processor Cabinet is attached and communicated by optical fiber with the signal condition rack in containment.
8. nuclear power plant's reactor core Nuclear Instrument system according to claim 7, it is characterised in that:The digitizing display sum Word signal transacting rack is connected.
9. nuclear power plant's reactor core Nuclear Instrument system according to claim 8, it is characterised in that:The digitizing display is used for Real time displaying reactor core three-dimensional power profile, reactor core monitoring of working condition and alarm screen, the optimal recommendation of reactor core parameter.
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