METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXAMINING FUEL ELEMENTS FOR LEAKAGE
Patent
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OSTI ID:4149082
A process and a device for the continuous monitoring of fuel elements while in use in a liquid-metal-cooled, argonblanketed nuclear reactor are presented. A fraction of the argon gas is withdrawn, contacted with a negative electrical charge for attraction of any alkali metal formed from argon by neutron reaction, and recycled into the reactor. The electrical charge is introduced into water, and the water is examined for radioactive alkali metals. (AEC)
- Research Organization:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- NSA Number:
- NSA-18-004736
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Number(s):
- US 3116211
- OSTI ID:
- 4149082
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
ALKALI METALS
ARGON
BLANKETS
CONFIGURATION
CONTAMINATION
DECONTAMINATION
ELECTRIC CHARGES
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
FAILURES
FUEL ELEMENTS
GAS FLOW
GASES
LEAK DETECTORS
LEAKS
LIQUID METAL COOLANT
MEASURED VALUES
MONITORING
NEUTRONS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
PATENT
PERFORMANCE
PLANNING
POWER PLANTS
QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
RADIOACTIVITY
REACTOR CORE
REACTOR SAFETY
REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
SAMPLING
SOLUTIONS
WATER
ARGON
BLANKETS
CONFIGURATION
CONTAMINATION
DECONTAMINATION
ELECTRIC CHARGES
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
FAILURES
FUEL ELEMENTS
GAS FLOW
GASES
LEAK DETECTORS
LEAKS
LIQUID METAL COOLANT
MEASURED VALUES
MONITORING
NEUTRONS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
PATENT
PERFORMANCE
PLANNING
POWER PLANTS
QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
RADIOACTIVITY
REACTOR CORE
REACTOR SAFETY
REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
SAMPLING
SOLUTIONS
WATER