METHOD OF DETECTING FAILED FUEL ROD - WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP

Title:

METHOD OF DETECTING FAILED FUEL ROD

Document Type and Number:

Japanese Patent JPS5979899

Kind Code:

A

Abstract:

A nuclear instrumentation system for the detection of cladding failure in nuclear fuel rods which can differentiate gross fuel exposure from merely gas leaking fuel rods by monitoring different delayed neutron precursor groups as distinguished by different neutron energy levels.

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Inventors:

NARASHIMA PURASADO KADAMUBI
ROJIYAA UIRIAMU TEIRUBURUTSUKU

Application Number:

JP11411783A

Publication Date:

May 09, 1984

Filing Date:

June 23, 1983

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Assignee:

WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP

International Classes:

G21C17/07; G21C17/04; (IPC1-7): G21C17/06

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

Mitsuteru Soga (3 outside)

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