Principles and instrumentation for the control of French reactors

Technical Report · Fri Mar 02 04:00:00 EST 1973

OSTI ID:4938745

Furet, J; Weill, J

From Congress of the Society of Electrical Electronic and Radio Engineers meeting; Vittel, France (11 Sep 1973). The principles and instrumentation for the control of French reactors are actually the result of collaboration among the CEA, industry, and the EDF. This collaboration and the principles which hnve influenced the conception and the availability of the material are described. The problems of safety, availability, reliability, maintenance, and economy and the compromises among these criteria are treated. A description of the most advanced detectors and the associated electronic instrumentation both for the neutron control and for the detection of cladding ruptures is given. An analysis is given of automatic devices and the use of computers, particularly small computers for a determined function. 9 references. (tr-auth)

• Research Organization: CEA Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires de Saclay, 91 - Gif-sur-Yvette (France)
• Sponsoring Organization: Sponsor not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-29-026277
• OSTI ID: 4938745
• Report Number(s): CEA-CONF--2175; CONF-730983--3
• Country of Publication: France
• Language: French

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