Method for localizing a leaking rod in a nuclear fuel assembly

Induced nuclear reactions: processes – systems – and elements – Testing – sensing – measuring – or detecting a fission reactor... – Leak detection

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ABSTRACT:
There is described a method for localizing a leaking rod from a nuclear fuel assembly, in which for each rod in an assembly, the radio-activity in at least two discrete rod rows in which said rod lies is measured and a leaking rod is localized by sensing a lowering of the radio-activity in the tested rows where said rod lies relative to the radio-activity in an identical row of non-leaking rods.
There is further described an equipment for the working of this method.

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