Open AccessAn In-Core Power Deposition and Fuel Thermal Environmental Monitor for Long-Lived Reactor Cores
Author(s) -
Don W. Miller
Publication year - 2004
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/832911
Subject(s) - core (optical fiber) , coolant , nuclear engineering , deposition (geology) , nuclear reactor core , thermal hydraulics , instrumentation (computer programming) , environmental science , thermal power station , power (physics) , thermal , waste management , engineering , mechanical engineering , meteorology , computer science , geology , physics , mechanics , heat transfer , thermodynamics , telecommunications , operating system , paleontology , sediment
The primary objective of this program is to develop the Constant Temperature Power Sensor (CTPS) as in-core instrumentation that will provide a detailed map of local nuclear power deposition and coolant thermal-hydraulic conditions during the entire life of the core