DocumentCode
1009532
Title
Pulsed ionization chamber methodology applied to reactor power measurement revisited
Author
Ellis, W.H. ; Ferrari, A.M. ; Choi, W.Y. ; He, Q.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Nucl. Eng. Sci., Florida Univ., Gainesville, FL, USA
Volume
40
Issue
4
fYear
1993
fDate
8/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
826
Lastpage
831
Abstract
During the 1970s, a system was proposed for neutron flux/reactor power measurement and control, i.e., the pulsed ionization chamber (PIC) system. The PIC system is said to provide enhanced performance under extremely severe environmental conditions of temperature and radiation field intensity. The authors examine the question of whether such a new system is needed. PIC methodology is reexamined in the light of state-of-the-art technology and techniques as they apply to reactor applications
Keywords
fission reactor core control and monitoring; fission reactor instrumentation; ionisation chambers; neutron flux; neutron flux measurement; power measurement; pulsed ionization chamber; reactor; state-of-the-art technology; Automatic control; Control systems; Data acquisition; Gamma ray detectors; Inductors; Instruments; Ionization chambers; Neutrons; Power measurement; Pulse measurements;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/23.256669
Filename
256669
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