Optical fuel pin scanner

Title: Optical fuel pin scanner

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An optical scanner for indicia arranged in a focal plane at a cylindrical outside surface by use of an optical system including a rotatable dove prism. The dove prism transmits a rotating image of an encircled cylindrical surface area to a stationary photodiode array.

Inventors:

Kirchner, Tommy L ^[1]; Powers, Hurshal G ^[1]

Richland, WA

Issue Date:: 1983-01-01

Research Org.:: WESTINGHOUSE HANFORD CO

OSTI Identifier:: 864509

Patent Number(s):: 4376582

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS

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Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Y02E30/30 - Nuclear fission reactors

G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
G21C17/06 - Devices or arrangements for monitoring or testing fuel or fuel elements outside the reactor core, e.g. for burn-up, for contamination

G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06K - RECOGNITION OF DATA
G06K9/2009 - {Construction of image pick-up using regular bi-dimensional dissection}

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DOE Contract Number:: AC14-76FF02170

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: optical; fuel; scanner; indicia; arranged; focal; plane; cylindrical; outside; surface; including; rotatable; dove; prism; transmits; rotating; image; encircled; stationary; photodiode; array; photodiode array; outside surface; cylindrical surface; diode array; focal plane; optical scanner; dove prism; rotating image; rotatable dove; optical fuel; stationary photodiode; indicia arranged; prism transmits; /356/250/359/376/976/

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