Nuclear instrumentation and radiation measurement technology in the Experimental Fast Reactor 'JOYO'

This report introduces the nuclear instrumentation system and the major radiation measurement techniques used in the Experimental Fast Reactor 'JOYO'. In the introduction of the nuclear instrumentation system, system function and role as reactor plant equipment, specifications and characteristics of neutron detectors, and layout of the system are described. Reactor dosimetry was used to evaluate neutron dose and their spectra for various irradiation tests and surveillance tests performed in JOYO. The multiple-foil activation method which is currently used and the Helium Accumulation Fluence Monitor (HAFM) under development are described. The fuel failure detection (FFD) and the failed fuel detection and location (FFDL) systems in which radiation measurement plays a key role are introduced. It was shown some of the major experimental results obtained from a series of fuel failure simulation tests performed in JOYO. Finally, as a new radiation measurement technique, the Plastic Scintillation Fiber (PSF) is described which is a position sensitive radiation detector that can detect the radiation dose rate at the relevant position in the fiber. The PSF is used to upgrade the gamma-ray distribution measurement to accurately evaluate the Corrosion Products (CPs) behavior in the JOYO primary coolant system. (author)