Published July 22, 1997 | Version v1
Patent

Neutron flux monitoring device

Description

The present invention provides a neutron flux monitoring device for preventing occurrence of erroneous reactor scram caused by the elevation of the indication of a start region monitor (SRM) due to a factor different from actual increase of neutron fluxes. Namely, judgement based on measured values obtained by a pulse counting method and a judgment based on measured values obtained by a Cambel method are combined. A logic of switching neutron flux measuring method to be used for monitoring, namely, switching to an intermediate region when both of the judgements are valid is adopted. Then, even if the indication value is elevated based on the Cambel method with no increase of the counter rate in a neutron source region, the switching to the intermediate region is not conducted. As a result, erroneous reactor scram such as 'shorter reactor period' can be avoided. (I.S.)

Availability note (English)

Available from JAPIO. Also available from EPO.

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
6 p.
IPC:
Int. Cl. G21C17/108; G01T3/00.
IPC
Int. Cl. G21C17/108; G01T3/00.
Patent number
JP patent document 9-189795/A/

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
JP patent application 8-1095.