Sensor for monitoring corrosion on a member in a nuclear reactor core

Patent · Tue Jun 16 00:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:7074402

Solomon, H D; Gordon, G M

This patent describes an apparatus for monitoring the corrosion of zirconium alloy members in a nuclear reactor core. It comprises a sensor means formed from the zirconium alloy and having a first cylindrical section and a reference section; sleeve means formed having coaxial metallurgically bonded third and fourth cylindrical sections; lead means in electrical contact with the sensor means for passing an electric current through out sensor means; and probe means in electrical contact with the sensor means for measuring potential in the first cylindrical section and the reference section.

• Assignee: General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (United States)
• Patent Number(s): US 5122330; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-624828; TRN: 92-031395
• OSTI ID: 7074402
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 10 Dec 1990
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
REACTOR CORES
REACTOR MONITORING SYSTEMS
REACTOR OPERATION
SAFETY ANALYSIS
REACTOR SAFETY
SURVEILLANCE
ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
STRESS CORROSION
MATERIALS TESTING
STAINLESS STEELS
ALLOYS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CORROSION
HIGH ALLOY STEELS
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
OPERATION
REACTOR COMPONENTS
SAFETY
STEELS
TESTING
220400* - Nuclear Reactor Technology- Control Systems
220900 - Nuclear Reactor Technology- Reactor Safety
360105 - Metals & Alloys- Corrosion & Erosion
220504 - Nuclear Reactor Technology- Environmental Aspects- Design Basis & Hypothetical Accidents- (1992-)