Published May 18, 1976 | Version v1
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Method of detecting a fuel element failure

Creators

Description

The coolant of a sodium-cooled fast breeder reactor is monitored for the presence of radioactive iodine by equilibrating a sample of the coolant with a molten salt consisting of a mixture of iodides such as the eutectic mixture of barium iodide and strontium iodide, whereby any radioactive iodine ions present in the coolant exchange with iodine ions present in the salt, separating the molten salt from the sodium and monitoring the molten salt for the presence of iodine. If necessary, the molten salt is equilibrated with non-radioactive sodium before monitoring it for the presence of iodine. (author)

Availability note (English)

Available from Supply and Services Canada, Publishing Center, Ottawa.

Additional details

Additional titles

Augmented title (English)
in liquid sodium

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
10 p.
IPC:
Nat. Cl. 358-8; 150-19.
IPC
Nat. Cl. 358-8; 150-19.
Patent number
CA patent document 989525/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
Canada
Country of Input or Organization
Canada
INIS RN
9358092
Subject category
S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
BARIUM IODIDES; FAILED ELEMENT MONITORS; IODINE ISOTOPES; LIQUID METALS; LMFBR TYPE REACTORS; MOLTEN SALTS; STRONTIUM IODIDES
Descriptors DEC
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; BARIUM COMPOUNDS; BREEDER REACTORS; ELEMENTS; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; FBR TYPE REACTORS; FLUIDS; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; IODIDES; IODINE COMPOUNDS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; LIQUIDS; METALS; REACTORS; SALTS; STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS