ZA938265B - Method and device for detecting leaks in penetrations of a nuclear reactor vessel head during operation - Google Patents

Method and device for detecting leaks in penetrations of a nuclear reactor vessel head during operation

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ZA938265B
ZA938265B ZA938265A ZA938265A ZA938265B ZA 938265 B ZA938265 B ZA 938265B ZA 938265 A ZA938265 A ZA 938265A ZA 938265 A ZA938265 A ZA 938265A ZA 938265 B ZA938265 B ZA 938265B
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penetrations
during operation
nuclear reactor
reactor vessel
head during
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ZA938265A
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Francois Loisy
Jean-Luc Germain
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Electricite De France
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C17/00—Monitoring; Testing ; Maintaining
    • G21C17/002—Detection of leaks
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01M—TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01M3/00—Investigating fluid-tightness of structures
    • G01M3/02—Investigating fluid-tightness of structures by using fluid or vacuum
    • G01M3/04—Investigating fluid-tightness of structures by using fluid or vacuum by detecting the presence of fluid at the leakage point
    • G01M3/20—Investigating fluid-tightness of structures by using fluid or vacuum by detecting the presence of fluid at the leakage point using special tracer materials, e.g. dye, fluorescent material, radioactive material
    • G01M3/202—Investigating fluid-tightness of structures by using fluid or vacuum by detecting the presence of fluid at the leakage point using special tracer materials, e.g. dye, fluorescent material, radioactive material using mass spectrometer detection systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C13/00—Pressure vessels; Containment vessels; Containment in general
    • G21C13/02—Details
    • G21C13/032—Joints between tubes and vessel walls, e.g. taking into account thermal stresses
    • G21C13/036—Joints between tubes and vessel walls, e.g. taking into account thermal stresses the tube passing through the vessel wall, i.e. continuing on both sides of the wall
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C13/00—Pressure vessels; Containment vessels; Containment in general
    • G21C13/02—Details
    • G21C13/06—Sealing-plugs
    • 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)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
  • Examining Or Testing Airtightness (AREA)
ZA938265A 1992-11-06 1993-11-05 Method and device for detecting leaks in penetrations of a nuclear reactor vessel head during operation ZA938265B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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FR9213417A FR2697939B1 (fr) 1992-11-06 1992-11-06 Procédé et dispositif de détection de fuites de traversées de couvercle de cuve de réacteur nucléaire en fonctionnement.

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ZA938265B true ZA938265B (en) 1995-05-05

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US (1) US5535253A (de)
EP (1) EP0620946B1 (de)
JP (1) JP2671963B2 (de)
KR (1) KR0154771B1 (de)
BR (1) BR9305714A (de)
DE (1) DE69304677T2 (de)
ES (1) ES2094568T3 (de)
FR (1) FR2697939B1 (de)
TW (1) TW236025B (de)
WO (1) WO1994011882A1 (de)
ZA (1) ZA938265B (de)

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FR2697939B1 (fr) 1995-02-24
DE69304677T2 (de) 1997-01-23
ES2094568T3 (es) 1997-01-16
KR0154771B1 (ko) 1998-12-15
FR2697939A1 (fr) 1994-05-13
US5535253A (en) 1996-07-09
BR9305714A (pt) 1996-12-31
EP0620946B1 (de) 1996-09-11
KR940704048A (ko) 1994-12-12
JPH07503075A (ja) 1995-03-30
JP2671963B2 (ja) 1997-11-05
WO1994011882A1 (fr) 1994-05-26
EP0620946A1 (de) 1994-10-26
TW236025B (de) 1994-12-11
DE69304677D1 (de) 1996-10-17

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