Published February 1983 | Version v1
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Feasibility of on-line fuel condition monitoring

Creators

  • 1. EG and G Idaho, Idaho Falls

Description

The relationship between fuel rod damage and fission product release is investigated to assess the feasibility of using on-line gamma spectroscopy of reactor coolant to estimate not only numbers of detected fuel rods, but also the type of core damage which may occur during an accident or off-normal transient. Fission product release signatures for various fuel conditions and accident scenarios are compared, and unique indicators of fuel damage, ranging from cladding pinholes to severely damaged fuel rods, are suggested. The configuration of monitoring hardware and data analysis soft ware are described, and the benefits, development needs, and usefulness of the envisaged power plant system are discussed

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Proceedings of the international meeting on thermal nuclear reactor safety. Vol. 3
Journal Page Range
p. 1608-1616.
Report number
NUREG/CP--0027-Vol.3

Conference

Title
International meeting on thermal nuclear reactor safety (ANS topical meeting).
Dates
29 Aug - 2 Sep 1982.
Place
Chicago, IL (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
14792468
Subject category
S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
FAILED ELEMENT DETECTION; FAILED ELEMENT MONITORS; FISSION PRODUCT RELEASE; FUEL ELEMENT FAILURE; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; POWER REACTORS; RADIATION MONITORING; REACTOR SAFETY
Descriptors DEC
ACCIDENTS; DETECTION; MONITORING; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; REACTORS; SAFETY; SPECTROSCOPY