Device for measuring neutron flux in a nuclear reactor
US4157277A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 20, 1977 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A neutron guide constituted by two superposed and separable tubular elements extends from the reactor core to the immediate vicinity of the bottom wall of the reactor vessel directly above a neutron detection chamber located outside the vessel. The upper element containing a neutron-emissive medium comprises a closed tube filled with inert gas and engaged coaxially with the lower element which is positioned within a support sleeve. The lower element is provided with another closed sleeve filled with inert gas and terminating near the internal surface of the bottom of the reactor vessel.
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