• DocumentCode
    1586986
  • Title

    In sodium tests of ultrasonic transducers

  • Author

    Lhuillier, C. ; Descombin, O. ; Baqué, F. ; Marchand, B. ; Saillant, J.F. ; Augem, J.M.

  • Author_Institution
    DTN, CEA, St. Paul-lez-Durance, France
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    7
  • Abstract
    Ultrasonic techniques are seen as suitable candidates for the in-service inspection and for the continuous surveillance of sodium cooled reactors (SFR). These techniques need the development and the qualification of immersed ultrasonic transducers, and materials. This paper presents some developments performed by CEA (DTN and LIST) and AREVA (NDE Solutions), and some results.
  • Keywords
    liquid metal fast breeder reactors; ultrasonic transducers; AREVA; CEA; immersed ultrasonic transducers; sodium cooled reactors; sodium fast reactors; sodium test; ultrasonic technique; ultrasonic transducers; Acoustics; Inductors; Inspection; Probes; Steel; Transducers; Ultrasonic transducers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications (ANIMMA), 2011 2nd International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Ghent
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0925-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ANIMMA.2011.6172878
  • Filename
    6172878