Title :
Failed Fuel Location in CANDU-PHW Reactors Using a Feeder Scanning Technique
Author :
Lipsett, J.J. ; Stewart, W.B.
Author_Institution :
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Chalk River, Ontario, Canada
Abstract :
A feeder-scanning technique that involves the measurement of ¿-ray fields on individual fuel-channel outlet-feeder pipes has been used successfully to locate failed fuel bundles in shutdown CANDU-PHW reactors at the Pickering G.S. High-resolution spectroscopic measurements show that the excess ¿-ray fields on the outlet feeders of channels containing fuel failures are due primarily to deposited fission products, all with half-lives longer than 56 hours.
Keywords :
Atomic measurements; Coolants; Energy measurement; Fuels; Inductors; Probes; Rivers; Sampling methods; Spectroscopy; Temperature control;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1976.4328264
