PH19907A - Method and apparatus for detecting defective elements in a nuclear reactor fuel assembly - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for detecting defective elements in a nuclear reactor fuel assembly

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Publication number
PH19907A
PH19907A PH25401A PH26401A PH19907A PH 19907 A PH19907 A PH 19907A PH 25401 A PH25401 A PH 25401A PH 26401 A PH26401 A PH 26401A PH 19907 A PH19907 A PH 19907A
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Philippines
Prior art keywords
nuclear reactor
fuel assembly
reactor fuel
detecting defective
defective elements
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PH25401A
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English (en)
Inventor
Jean E Marini
Allan L Gravelle
Original Assignee
Framatome Sa
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Publication of PH19907A publication Critical patent/PH19907A/en

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    • 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
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N2291/00—Indexing codes associated with group G01N29/00
    • G01N2291/02—Indexing codes associated with the analysed material
    • G01N2291/028—Material parameters
    • G01N2291/02827—Elastic parameters, strength or force
    • 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)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
PH25401A 1980-10-24 1981-10-26 Method and apparatus for detecting defective elements in a nuclear reactor fuel assembly PH19907A (en)

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FR8022789A FR2493025B1 (fr) 1980-10-24 1980-10-24 Procede et dispositif de detection d'elements combustibles defectueux dans un assemblage combustible pour reacteur nucleaire

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PH19907A true PH19907A (en) 1986-08-13

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US (1) US4443402A (fi)
EP (1) EP0051016B1 (fi)
JP (1) JPS5797498A (fi)
CA (1) CA1188826A (fi)
DE (1) DE3171825D1 (fi)
ES (1) ES8404096A1 (fi)
FI (1) FI72004C (fi)
FR (1) FR2493025B1 (fi)
PH (1) PH19907A (fi)
YU (1) YU42736B (fi)

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FR2493025B1 (fr) * 1980-10-24 1986-04-18 Framatome Sa Procede et dispositif de detection d'elements combustibles defectueux dans un assemblage combustible pour reacteur nucleaire
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FR2573906B1 (fr) * 1984-11-29 1987-02-13 Fragema Framatome & Cogema Procede et dispositif de detection d'elements combustibles non etanches dans un assemblage
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ES506498A0 (es) 1984-04-01
YU42736B (en) 1988-12-31
FR2493025B1 (fr) 1986-04-18
FI813243L (fi) 1982-04-25
CA1188826A (fr) 1985-06-11
DE3171825D1 (en) 1985-09-19
FR2493025A1 (fr) 1982-04-30
EP0051016B1 (fr) 1985-08-14
US4443402A (en) 1984-04-17
YU249981A (en) 1983-12-31
JPS5797498A (en) 1982-06-17
EP0051016A1 (fr) 1982-05-05
ES8404096A1 (es) 1984-04-01
FI72004B (fi) 1986-11-28
FI72004C (fi) 1987-03-09

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