FR2307341A1 - Core power density locally measured - by external neutron flux chambers installed inside core - Google Patents

Core power density locally measured - by external neutron flux chambers installed inside core

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FR2307341A1
FR2307341A1 FR7607318A FR7607318A FR2307341A1 FR 2307341 A1 FR2307341 A1 FR 2307341A1 FR 7607318 A FR7607318 A FR 7607318A FR 7607318 A FR7607318 A FR 7607318A FR 2307341 A1 FR2307341 A1 FR 2307341A1
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Kraftwerk Union AG
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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
    • 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
    • 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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  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
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  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)

Abstract

A nuclear reactor, esp. a pressurised water power reactor comprises a column-shaped core with in-core neutron flux detectors and also neutron flux detection chambers outside the pressure vessel and temp. measurement equipment. Either (a) only in the core centre or (b) at a minimum of 4 peripheral points around the vessel and also in the core centre, there are a number of neutron flux external chambers distributed through the core height. A number of multiple (esp. 4-fold) temp. detectors esp, thermocouples are distributed across the core at top and bottom. These detectors and the flux external chambers are electrically connected to a measuring device to indicate the local power density. Chambers at the centre are pref. surrounded by a protective tube. Neutron flux external chambers are used, instead of neutron detectors, inside the core. The former are much more robust. In addn. with this arrangement, they are replaceable, without shutting down the reactor. The top and bottom distribution of temp. detectors gives a good additional spread of radial and azimuthal readings.
FR7607318A 1975-04-10 1976-03-15 Core power density locally measured - by external neutron flux chambers installed inside core Granted FR2307341A1 (en)

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DE19752515712 DE2515712A1 (en) 1975-04-10 1975-04-10 NUCLEAR REACTOR

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FR2307341A1 true FR2307341A1 (en) 1976-11-05
FR2307341B1 FR2307341B1 (en) 1981-06-12

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CH (1) CH594266A5 (en)
DE (1) DE2515712A1 (en)
ES (1) ES446709A1 (en)
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FR2331864A1 (en) * 1975-11-11 1977-06-10 Westinghouse Electric Corp METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE CONTROL OF FLOW DEVIATIONS IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR
FR2343313A1 (en) * 1976-03-05 1977-09-30 Westinghouse Electric Corp PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL OF POWER DISTRIBUTION IN THE CORE OF A NUCLEAR REACTOR
FR2372495A1 (en) * 1976-11-24 1978-06-23 Kraftwerk Union Ag NUCLEAR REACTOR AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE POWER DISTRIBUTION IN A REACTOR CORE
FR2404283A1 (en) * 1977-09-21 1979-04-20 Kernforschungsz Karlsruhe CONNECTION PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR DETECTION OF COOLING INTERRUPTIONS
FR2420189A1 (en) * 1978-03-14 1979-10-12 Babcock & Wilcox Co METHOD FOR LIMITING THE LOCAL POWER DENSITY IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR CORE
EP0013226A1 (en) * 1978-12-20 1980-07-09 Framatome Protection method for a pressurised water nuclear reactor
FR2546330A1 (en) * 1983-05-19 1984-11-23 Framatome Sa METHOD FOR DETECTING DISTRIBUTION FAULTS OF THE HEART POWER OF A PRESSURIZED WATER NUCLEAR REACTOR AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD
EP0241301A2 (en) * 1986-04-10 1987-10-14 Westinghouse Electric Corporation Axial power distribution monitor and display using outputs from ex-core detectors and thermocouples
FR2597252A1 (en) * 1986-01-29 1987-10-16 Mitsubishi Electric Corp Method for measuring the power of a reactor
EP0243049A2 (en) * 1986-04-10 1987-10-28 Westinghouse Electric Corporation Two and three dimensional core power distribution monitor and display
FR2620848A1 (en) * 1987-09-22 1989-03-24 Doryokuro Kakunenryo Set of nuclear instruments in a core for fast breeder reactors
WO1999033062A1 (en) * 1997-12-22 1999-07-01 Abb Combustion Engineering Nuclear Power, Inc. Reduced in-core instrument patterns for pressurized water reactors

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US3238370A (en) * 1962-10-17 1966-03-01 Jr J Venn Leeds Automatic correction of nuclear instrument to compensate for neutron attenuation
DE1204757B (en) * 1964-07-11 1965-11-11 Siemens Ag Activatable solid-body probe for nuclear reactors
GB1150644A (en) * 1965-12-21 1969-04-30 English Electric Co Ltd Electrical Control Systems
DE1278618B (en) * 1966-12-22 1968-09-26 Siemens Ag Power measuring device for nuclear reactor plants
FR2050295A7 (en) * 1969-07-18 1971-04-02 Socia Thermocouple device for reactor coolant - output measurement
FR2147256A1 (en) * 1971-07-27 1973-03-09 Kernforschung Gmbh Ges Fuer
FR2268353A1 (en) * 1974-04-19 1975-11-14 Commissariat Energie Atomique

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Cited By (17)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2331864A1 (en) * 1975-11-11 1977-06-10 Westinghouse Electric Corp METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE CONTROL OF FLOW DEVIATIONS IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR
FR2343313A1 (en) * 1976-03-05 1977-09-30 Westinghouse Electric Corp PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL OF POWER DISTRIBUTION IN THE CORE OF A NUCLEAR REACTOR
FR2372495A1 (en) * 1976-11-24 1978-06-23 Kraftwerk Union Ag NUCLEAR REACTOR AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE POWER DISTRIBUTION IN A REACTOR CORE
FR2404283A1 (en) * 1977-09-21 1979-04-20 Kernforschungsz Karlsruhe CONNECTION PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR DETECTION OF COOLING INTERRUPTIONS
FR2420189A1 (en) * 1978-03-14 1979-10-12 Babcock & Wilcox Co METHOD FOR LIMITING THE LOCAL POWER DENSITY IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR CORE
EP0013226A1 (en) * 1978-12-20 1980-07-09 Framatome Protection method for a pressurised water nuclear reactor
FR2444995A1 (en) * 1978-12-20 1980-07-18 Framatome Sa METHOD FOR PROTECTING A NUCLEAR PRESSURE WATER REACTOR
EP0127532A1 (en) * 1983-05-19 1984-12-05 Framatome Method and device for detecting disturbances in the power distribution of a PWR's core
FR2546330A1 (en) * 1983-05-19 1984-11-23 Framatome Sa METHOD FOR DETECTING DISTRIBUTION FAULTS OF THE HEART POWER OF A PRESSURIZED WATER NUCLEAR REACTOR AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD
FR2597252A1 (en) * 1986-01-29 1987-10-16 Mitsubishi Electric Corp Method for measuring the power of a reactor
EP0241301A2 (en) * 1986-04-10 1987-10-14 Westinghouse Electric Corporation Axial power distribution monitor and display using outputs from ex-core detectors and thermocouples
EP0243049A2 (en) * 1986-04-10 1987-10-28 Westinghouse Electric Corporation Two and three dimensional core power distribution monitor and display
EP0241301A3 (en) * 1986-04-10 1988-06-22 Westinghouse Electric Corporation Axial power distribution monitor and display using outputs from ex-core detectors and thermocouples
EP0243049A3 (en) * 1986-04-10 1988-06-29 Westinghouse Electric Corporation Two and three dimensional core power distribution monitor and display
US4774049A (en) * 1986-04-10 1988-09-27 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Two and three dimensional core power distribution monitor and display
FR2620848A1 (en) * 1987-09-22 1989-03-24 Doryokuro Kakunenryo Set of nuclear instruments in a core for fast breeder reactors
WO1999033062A1 (en) * 1997-12-22 1999-07-01 Abb Combustion Engineering Nuclear Power, Inc. Reduced in-core instrument patterns for pressurized water reactors

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CH594266A5 (en) 1977-12-30
SE7602358L (en) 1976-10-11
DE2515712A1 (en) 1976-10-21
ES446709A1 (en) 1977-10-16
FR2307341B1 (en) 1981-06-12
BR7601433A (en) 1977-05-10

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