DocumentCode
1352426
Title
Evaluation of In-Pile Neutron Signals During the Start-Up Phase of the FRM II Compact Core Reactor
Author
Röhrmoser, A. ; München, Tu
Author_Institution
Forschungsneutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II), Tech. Univ. Munchen, Garching, Germany
Volume
57
Issue
5
fYear
2010
Firstpage
2647
Lastpage
2652
Abstract
Wide range detector signals accompanied all steps of the start-up of FRM II. The work analyzes quantitatively the absolute detector signal strengths at the different nuclear start up steps. A further interest was to assess on the reactivity of the core as early as possible.
Keywords
fission reactor instrumentation; fission reactor theory; neutron detection; neutron transport theory; reactivity (fission reactors); FRM II compact core reactor; FRM II start-up phase; core reactivity; detector signal strength; in-pile neutron signal evaluation; wide range detector signal; Calibration; Chromium; Detectors; Fuels; Inductors; Kinetic theory; Neutrons; Nuclear reactor; online neutron detection; primary source; reactor reactivity;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.2010.2065814
Filename
5603502
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