Induced nuclear reactions: processes – systems – and elements – Testing – sensing – measuring – or detecting a fission reactor... – Fuel assay
Patent
1983-02-10
1985-04-09
Cangialosi, Sal
Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements
Testing, sensing, measuring, or detecting a fission reactor...
Fuel assay
376254, G21C 1700
Patent
active
045101175
ABSTRACT:
A detector head for in situ inspection of irradiated nuclear fuel assemblies submerged in a water-filled nuclear fuel storage pond. The detector head includes two parallel arms which extend from a housing and which are spaced apart so as to be positionable on opposite sides of a submerged fuel assembly. Each arm includes an ionization chamber and two fission chambers. One fission chamber in each arm is enclosed in a cadmium shield and the other fission chamber is unshielded. The ratio of the outputs of the shielded and unshielded fission chambers is used to determine the boron content of the pond water. Correcting for the boron content, the neutron flux and gamma ray intensity are then used to verify the declared exposure, cooling time and fissile material content of the irradiated fuel assembly.
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Halbig James K.
Klosterbuer Shirley F.
Menlove Howard O.
Phillips John R.
Cangialosi Sal
Eklund William A.
Gaetjens Paul D.
Hightower Judson R.
The United States of America as represented by the United States
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