Induced nuclear reactions: processes – systems – and elements – Testing – sensing – measuring – or detecting a fission reactor... – Flux monitoring
Patent
1992-06-22
1993-10-05
Walsh, Donald P.
Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements
Testing, sensing, measuring, or detecting a fission reactor...
Flux monitoring
376154, 376245, G21C 1700
Patent
active
052512428
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is a detector assembly for a nuclear reactor which includes platinum detector segments (30-40) axially distributed end to end within a reactor assembly and vanadium detector segments (42-52) spatially congruent in the same assembly. The vanadium detectors calibrate the platinum detector signals to remove the flux contributions of fission products. A full length vanadium detector (62) and a full length platinum detector (90) can be substituted and used to determine the compensation for the platinum detector segments (30-40). The compensated platinum detector signals, wherein compensation consists of isolating that portion of the total platinum detector signal that is directly proportional to the current local heat deposition rate in the reactor fuel, can be used for reactor core protection purposes.
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Chelliah Meena
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Walsh Donald P.
Westinghouse Electric Corp.
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