Installation of state-of-the-art in-core detector system in the N reactor
A state-of-the-art extensive neutron flux monitoring system to support improved core surveillance and safety condition monitoring has been installed in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Hanford site N reactor. The system uses a large number of fixed and movable self-powered detectors and a rapid data acquisition system that provides for prompt and accurate measurement of the in-core neutron flux. The system supplies real-time indication of the reactor conditions to the operators and collects detailed core performance data for steady-state operation and for transient conditions off-line analysis. The installation was preceded by an extensive in-core neutron detector evaluation effort in the N reactor. Both the testing results and the full core system are described in this paper.
- OSTI ID:
- 6835885
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-880601-; CODEN: TANSA; TRN: 90-023531
- Journal Information:
- Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (USA), Vol. 56; Conference: American Nuclear Society annual meeting, San Diego, CA (USA), 12-16 Jun 1988; ISSN 0003-018X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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