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Title: Method and apparatus for diagnosing breached fuel elements

Abstract

The invention provides an apparatus and method for diagnosing breached fuel elements in a nuclear reactor. A detection system measures the activity of isotopes from the cover-gas in the reactor. A data acquisition and processing system monitors the detection system and corrects for the effects of the cover-gas clean up system on the measured activity and further calculates the derivative cure of the corrected activity as a function of time. A plotting system graphs the derivative curve, which represents the instantaneous release rate of fission gas from a breached fuel element.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Lemont, IL
  2. Wheston, IL
  3. Mito, JP
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
866684
Patent Number(s):
4764335
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES 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
DOE Contract Number:  
W-31109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
method; apparatus; diagnosing; breached; fuel; elements; provides; nuclear; reactor; detection; measures; activity; isotopes; cover-gas; data; acquisition; processing; monitors; corrects; effects; clean; measured; calculates; derivative; cure; corrected; function; time; plotting; graphs; curve; represents; instantaneous; release; rate; fission; gas; element; release rate; breached fuel; data acquisition; fuel elements; fuel element; nuclear reactor; fission gas; gas clean; diagnosing breached; /376/976/

Citation Formats

Gross, Kenny C, Lambert, John D. B., and Nomura, Shigeo. Method and apparatus for diagnosing breached fuel elements. United States: N. p., 1988. Web.
Gross, Kenny C, Lambert, John D. B., & Nomura, Shigeo. Method and apparatus for diagnosing breached fuel elements. United States.
Gross, Kenny C, Lambert, John D. B., and Nomura, Shigeo. Fri . "Method and apparatus for diagnosing breached fuel elements". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866684.
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abstractNote = {The invention provides an apparatus and method for diagnosing breached fuel elements in a nuclear reactor. A detection system measures the activity of isotopes from the cover-gas in the reactor. A data acquisition and processing system monitors the detection system and corrects for the effects of the cover-gas clean up system on the measured activity and further calculates the derivative cure of the corrected activity as a function of time. A plotting system graphs the derivative curve, which represents the instantaneous release rate of fission gas from a breached fuel element.},
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year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988},
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