Title :
Radiation Induced Currents in Mineral Insulated Cables
Author :
Allan, C.J. ; Lynch, G.F.
Author_Institution :
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Research Company Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories Chalk River, Ontario, Canada KOJ 1JO
Abstract :
Mineral insulated (MI) cables used with self-powered flux detectors in CANDU reactors employ Inconel-600 as the sheath and core-wire material, and MgO as the insulation. A study was undertaken to obtain a more fundamental understanding of the current producing processes in such MI cables and to determine how these processes are related to cable geometry. A number of Inconel-Inconel cables were irradiated in the NRU and Pool Test reactors at CRNL, and a Gammacell-220 60CO irradiator. Additional data were obtained from the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station ´A´. The experimental results permit the selection of optimum cable geometries.
Keywords :
Cable insulation; Coaxial cables; Delay; Detectors; Electrons; Geometry; Inductors; Minerals; Neutrons; Radioactive materials;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1980.4330924
