Beta ray flux measuring device
Abstract
A beta ray flux measuring device in an activated member in-core instrumentation system for pressurized water reactors. The device includes collector rings positioned about an axis in the reactor's pressure boundary. Activated members such as hydroballs are positioned within respective ones of the collector rings. A response characteristic such as the current from or charge on a collector ring indicates the beta ray flux from the corresponding hydroball and is therefore a measure of the relative nuclear power level in the region of the reactor core corresponding to the specific exposed hydroball within the collector ring.
- Inventors:
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- (Murrysville, PA)
- Murrysville, PA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 867391
- Patent Number(s):
- 4927593
- Assignee:
- Westinghouse Electric Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA)
- 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:
- AC03-86SF16038
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- beta; ray; flux; measuring; device; activated; in-core; instrumentation; pressurized; water; reactors; collector; rings; positioned; axis; reactor; pressure; boundary; hydroballs; respective; ones; response; characteristic; current; charge; indicates; corresponding; hydroball; measure; relative; nuclear; power; level; region; core; specific; exposed; respective ones; water reactor; pressurized water; power level; nuclear power; reactor core; measuring device; ray flux; beta ray; water reactors; rings positioned; flux measuring; in-core instrumentation; response characteristic; pressure boundary; /376/250/976/
Citation Formats
Impink, Jr., Albert J., and Goldstein, Norman P. Beta ray flux measuring device. United States: N. p., 1990.
Web.
Impink, Jr., Albert J., & Goldstein, Norman P. Beta ray flux measuring device. United States.
Impink, Jr., Albert J., and Goldstein, Norman P. Mon .
"Beta ray flux measuring device". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867391.
@article{osti_867391,
title = {Beta ray flux measuring device},
author = {Impink, Jr., Albert J. and Goldstein, Norman P},
abstractNote = {A beta ray flux measuring device in an activated member in-core instrumentation system for pressurized water reactors. The device includes collector rings positioned about an axis in the reactor's pressure boundary. Activated members such as hydroballs are positioned within respective ones of the collector rings. A response characteristic such as the current from or charge on a collector ring indicates the beta ray flux from the corresponding hydroball and is therefore a measure of the relative nuclear power level in the region of the reactor core corresponding to the specific exposed hydroball within the collector ring.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990}
}
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