High Temperature Ultrasonic Transducers for In-Service Inspection of Liquid Metal Fast Reactors
In-service inspection of liquid metal (sodium) fast reactors requires the use of ultrasonic transducers capable of operating at high temperatures (>200°C), high gamma radiation fields, and the chemically reactive liquid sodium environment. In the early- to mid-1970s, the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission supported development of high-temperature, submersible single-element transducers, used for scanning and under-sodium imaging in the Fast Flux Test Facility and the Clinch River Breeder Reactor. Current work is building on this technology to develop the next generation of high-temperature linear ultrasonic transducer arrays for under-sodium viewing and in-service inspections.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 1056773
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-83476; RC0423000
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), October 18-21, 2011, Orlando, Florida, 1924-1927
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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