TWI367498B - Method and system to measure neutron flux in a nuclear fuel assembly - Google Patents

Method and system to measure neutron flux in a nuclear fuel assembly

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TWI367498B
TWI367498B TW095103095A TW95103095A TWI367498B TW I367498 B TWI367498 B TW I367498B TW 095103095 A TW095103095 A TW 095103095A TW 95103095 A TW95103095 A TW 95103095A TW I367498 B TWI367498 B TW I367498B
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fuel assembly
nuclear fuel
neutron flux
measure neutron
measure
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TW095103095A
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TW200632940A (en
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Alexander Y C Cheng
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Areva Np Inc
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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
    • 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
    • G21C17/102—Structural combination of fuel element, control rod, reactor core, or moderator structure with sensitive instruments, e.g. for measuring radioactivity, strain the sensitive element being part of a fuel element or a fuel assembly
    • 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)
  • Measurement Of Radiation (AREA)
TW095103095A 2005-01-27 2006-01-26 Method and system to measure neutron flux in a nuclear fuel assembly TWI367498B (en)

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US11/045,167 US20060165209A1 (en) 2005-01-27 2005-01-27 Neutron detector assembly with variable length rhodium emitters

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US (1) US20060165209A1 (zh)
EP (1) EP1842205B1 (zh)
JP (1) JP5038158B2 (zh)
KR (1) KR20070102687A (zh)
CN (1) CN101156213B (zh)
PL (1) PL1842205T3 (zh)
TW (1) TWI367498B (zh)
WO (1) WO2006081268A2 (zh)
ZA (1) ZA200706195B (zh)

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JP2008529004A (ja) 2008-07-31
US20060165209A1 (en) 2006-07-27
TW200632940A (en) 2006-09-16
WO2006081268A3 (en) 2007-11-15
WO2006081268A2 (en) 2006-08-03
KR20070102687A (ko) 2007-10-19
PL1842205T3 (pl) 2014-05-30
CN101156213A (zh) 2008-04-02
ZA200706195B (en) 2008-10-29
EP1842205B1 (en) 2013-12-25
EP1842205A2 (en) 2007-10-10
EP1842205A4 (en) 2011-02-23
CN101156213B (zh) 2012-07-04
JP5038158B2 (ja) 2012-10-03

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