Solid tags for identifying failed reactor components
Abstract
A solid tag material which generates stable detectable, identifiable, and measurable isotopic gases on exposure to a neutron flux to be placed in a nuclear reactor component, particularly a fuel element, in order to identify the reactor component in event of its failure. Several tag materials consisting of salts which generate a multiplicity of gaseous isotopes in predetermined ratios are used to identify different reactor components.
- Inventors:
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- Richland, WA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- WESTINGHOUSE HANFORD CO
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866212
- Patent Number(s):
- 4657729
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
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
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76FF02170
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- solid; tags; identifying; failed; reactor; components; tag; material; generates; stable; detectable; identifiable; measurable; isotopic; gases; exposure; neutron; flux; placed; nuclear; component; particularly; fuel; element; identify; event; failure; materials; consisting; salts; generate; multiplicity; gaseous; isotopes; predetermined; ratios; predetermined ratio; fuel element; nuclear reactor; neutron flux; reactor components; reactor component; failed reactor; solid tag; materials consisting; isotopic gas; /376/976/
Citation Formats
Bunch, Wilbur L, and Schenter, Robert E. Solid tags for identifying failed reactor components. United States: N. p., 1987.
Web.
Bunch, Wilbur L, & Schenter, Robert E. Solid tags for identifying failed reactor components. United States.
Bunch, Wilbur L, and Schenter, Robert E. Thu .
"Solid tags for identifying failed reactor components". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866212.
@article{osti_866212,
title = {Solid tags for identifying failed reactor components},
author = {Bunch, Wilbur L and Schenter, Robert E},
abstractNote = {A solid tag material which generates stable detectable, identifiable, and measurable isotopic gases on exposure to a neutron flux to be placed in a nuclear reactor component, particularly a fuel element, in order to identify the reactor component in event of its failure. Several tag materials consisting of salts which generate a multiplicity of gaseous isotopes in predetermined ratios are used to identify different reactor components.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {1987},
month = {1}
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