Applications of solid state track recorder neutron dosimetry for fuel debris location in the Three Mile Island Unit 2 reactor coolant system
As a result of the Three Mile Island Unit (TMI-2) accident on March 28, 1979, fuel debris was dispersed into the primary coolant and auxilliary systems of the reactor. The presence of fuel may be traced by using the neutron activity which is associated with the burn-in of higher actinides (about 300 neutrons/sec/kgU). Solid state track recorder (SSTR) neutron dosimetry is the most sensitive technique for measuring low neutron fluxes. Hence, neutron dosimetry is being performed at TMI-2 to locate fuel debris and subsequently aid the reactor recovery effort. Herein, the results of a scoping measurement on the fuel content of TMI-2 Makeup Demineralizer A are reported along with relevant calibration measurements. The total amount of fuel estimated in Demineralizer A, 1.7 kg, corresponds to a total neutron source of about 400 neutrons/sec. At the detector positions, data were obtained with neutron fluxes as low as 10/sup -3/ n/sec/cm/sup 2/, demonstrating the extreme sensitivity of the SSTR method.
- Research Organization:
- Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76FF02170
- OSTI ID:
- 5348886
- Report Number(s):
- HEDL-SA-2861; CONF-830969-10; ON: DE84006351
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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