Published June 16, 1992 | Version v1
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Sensor for monitoring corrosion on a member in a nuclear reactor core

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Description

This patent describes an apparatus for monitoring the corrosion of zirconium alloy members in a nuclear reactor core. It comprises a sensor means formed from the zirconium alloy and having a first cylindrical section and a reference section; sleeve means formed having coaxial metallurgically bonded third and fourth cylindrical sections; lead means in electrical contact with the sensor means for passing an electric current through out sensor means; and probe means in electrical contact with the sensor means for measuring potential in the first cylindrical section and the reference section

Availability note (English)

Patent and Trademark Office, Box 9, Washington, DC 20232 (United States).

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
10 p.
IPC:
Int. Cl. G21C 17/00.
IPC
Int. Cl. G21C 17/00.
Patent number
US patent document 5,122,330/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
24015841
Subject category
S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; MATERIALS TESTING; MONITORING; REACTOR CORES; REACTOR MONITORING SYSTEMS; REACTOR OPERATION; REACTOR SAFETY; SAFETY ANALYSIS; STAINLESS STEELS; STRESS CORROSION; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS
Descriptors DEC
ALLOYS; CARBON ADDITIONS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CORROSION; HIGH ALLOY STEELS; IRON ALLOYS; IRON BASE ALLOYS; OPERATION; REACTOR COMPONENTS; SAFETY; STEELS; TESTING