Published November 1990 | Version v1
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BEACON - An advanced continuous core monitoring and operational support system for pressurized water reactors

Creators

  • 1. Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (USA). Commercial Nuclear Fuel Div.

Description

An advanced continuous core monitoring and operational support system, BEACON, has been developed which combines a super fast nodal model, workstation based hardware, and existing instrumentation which can be used to improve plant availability and operating margin. (author). 6 refs, 8 figs

Part of:
In-core fuel management practices. Proceedings of two technical committee meetings and workshops held in Madrid, 12-15 July 1988, and Vienna, 4-7 December 1989

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Publishing Information

Imprint Title
In-core fuel management practices. Proceedings of two technical committee meetings and workshops held in Madrid, 12-15 July 1988, and Vienna, 4-7 December 1989
Imprint Pagination
438 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 394-399.
Report number
IAEA-TECDOC--567

Conference

Title
Technical committee meeting and workshop on in-core fuel management.
Dates
4-7 Dec 1989.
Place
Vienna (Austria).

INIS

Country of Publication
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
22023381
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
AVAILABILITY; B CODES; FUEL MANAGEMENT; NEUTRON FLUX; POWER DISTRIBUTION; PWR TYPE REACTORS; REACTIVITY COEFFICIENTS; REACTOR OPERATION
Descriptors DEC
COMPUTER CODES; DISTRIBUTION; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; MANAGEMENT; NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; OPERATION; POWER REACTORS; RADIATION FLUX; REACTORS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS

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