Power Burst Facility fission product detection system. [PWR; BWR]
- 1 January 1979
- report
- Published by Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)
Abstract
Fuel performance tests at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) offer a unique opportunity for detailed studies of fission product behavior during light water reactor (LWR)-type fuel failure. A fission product detection system (FPDS), which includes an advanced gamma spectrometer, was installed on the test loop of the Power Burst Facility (PBF) to provide continuous measurement of the fission product concentrations in the coolant. The detection system instrumentation is discussed in detail with emphasis placed on the advanced features. Examples are shown of gross detector response and reduced spectrometer data which indicate test fuel condition and fission product behavior. Performance of the system during initial tests has exceeded expectations, and the project is now contributing significantly to fission product behavior research.Keywords
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