Induced nuclear reactions: processes – systems – and elements – Testing – sensing – measuring – or detecting a fission reactor... – Optics
Patent
1995-06-06
1997-01-14
Jordan, Charles T.
Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements
Testing, sensing, measuring, or detecting a fission reactor...
Optics
376260, 376259, 376258, 376245, 376434, G21C 1700
Patent
active
055947646
ABSTRACT:
An automated system for determining positions of a plurality of nuclear fuel assemblies organized in an array within a housing of a nuclear power plant includes a radiation hardened, underwater camera for inputting images of the nuclear fuel assemblies with respect to each other or with respect to a baffle wall of a nuclear reactor core, a digital signal processor for generating a second digitized image including a plurality of pixel elements of the nuclear fuel assemblies from the first image, and a workstation for determining the positions of the nuclear fuel assemblies with respect to the baffle wall from counts of the pixel elements.
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Camden Thomas M.
Cooney Barry F.
Duke James P.
Stefko David J.
Chelliah Meena
Jordan Charles T.
Maire D. G.
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
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