Neural net controlled tag gas sampling system for nuclear reactors
Abstract
A method and system are disclosed for providing a tag gas identifier to a nuclear fuel rod and analyze escaped tag gas to identify a particular failed nuclear fuel rod. The method and system include disposing a unique tag gas composition into a plenum of a nuclear fuel rod, monitoring gamma ray activity, analyzing gamma ray signals to assess whether a nuclear fuel rod has failed and is emitting tag gas, activating a tag gas sampling and analysis system upon sensing tag gas emission from a failed nuclear rod and evaluating the escaped tag gas to identify the particular failed nuclear fuel rod. 12 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 441873
- Patent Number(s):
- 5602886
- Application Number:
- PAN: 8-541,866
- Assignee:
- Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 11 Feb 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 22 NUCLEAR REACTOR TECHNOLOGY; FAILED ELEMENT MONITORS; REACTOR MONITORING SYSTEMS; GAMMA RADIATION; DESIGN; MEASURING METHODS; NEURAL NETWORKS; COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS
Citation Formats
Gross, K C, Laug, M T, Lambert, J B, and Herzog, J P. Neural net controlled tag gas sampling system for nuclear reactors. United States: N. p., 1997.
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Gross, K C, Laug, M T, Lambert, J B, & Herzog, J P. Neural net controlled tag gas sampling system for nuclear reactors. United States.
Gross, K C, Laug, M T, Lambert, J B, and Herzog, J P. Tue .
"Neural net controlled tag gas sampling system for nuclear reactors". United States.
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abstractNote = {A method and system are disclosed for providing a tag gas identifier to a nuclear fuel rod and analyze escaped tag gas to identify a particular failed nuclear fuel rod. The method and system include disposing a unique tag gas composition into a plenum of a nuclear fuel rod, monitoring gamma ray activity, analyzing gamma ray signals to assess whether a nuclear fuel rod has failed and is emitting tag gas, activating a tag gas sampling and analysis system upon sensing tag gas emission from a failed nuclear rod and evaluating the escaped tag gas to identify the particular failed nuclear fuel rod. 12 figs.},
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year = {Tue Feb 11 00:00:00 EST 1997},
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