Title :
Application of Transistors to Safety Circuits
Author :
Wade, E.J. ; Davidson, D.S.
Author_Institution :
Knolls Atomic Power Lab., General Electric Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
Abstract :
The application of transistors to circuits controlling the rod release for shutdown of a nuclear reactor is described. No vacuum tubes are used in the circuit. The circuits were designed with maximum attention to reliability and fail-safe operation.
Keywords :
Bistable circuits; Electron tubes; Etching; Nuclear electronics; Power amplifiers; Power transistors; Relays; Safety; Switches; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IRE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS2.1958.4315612
