Published July 7, 1981 | Version v1
Patent

Count-doubling time safety circuit

Description

There is provided a nuclear reactor count-factor-increase time monitoring circuit which includes a pulse-type neutron detector, and means for counting the number of detected pulses during specific time periods. Counts are compared and the comparison is utilized to develop a reactor scram signal, if necessary

Availability note (English)

U.S. Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D.C. 20231, USA, $.50.

Additional details

Additional titles

Augmented title (English)
Patent

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
v p.
IPC:
Int. Cl.G21C 17/00.
IPC
Int. Cl.G21C 17/00.
Patent number
US patent document 4,277,308/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
13675777
Subject category
S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
NEUTRON DETECTORS; PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS; PULSE CIRCUITS; PULSE TECHNIQUES; RADIATION DETECTORS; REACTOR INSTRUMENTATION; REACTOR PROTECTION SYSTEMS; SCRAM; TIMING CIRCUITS
Descriptors DEC
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; REACTOR SHUTDOWN

Optional Information

Notes
PAT-APPL-918259.