DocumentCode
822098
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
Volume
23
Issue
1
fYear
1976
Firstpage
321
Lastpage
324
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.1976.4328264
Filename
4328264
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