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- Patent Title: Self-powered in-core detector arrangement for measuring flux in a nuclear reactor core
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Application No.: US16173893Application Date: 2018-10-29
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Publication No.: US11227697B2Publication Date: 2022-01-18
- Inventor: Ian McKeag Johnson
- Applicant: Framatome Inc.
- Applicant Address: US VA Lynchburg
- Assignee: Framatome Inc.
- Current Assignee: Framatome Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Lynchburg
- Agency: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC
- Main IPC: G21C17/108
- IPC: G21C17/108 ; G01T3/00 ; G21C17/04

Abstract:
An detector-assembly for measuring flux in a nuclear reactor core includes self-powered in-core detector arrangements each for measuring flux at a different one of a plurality of axial locations in the core, and an assembly connector configured to be connected to a power plant connector. The assembly connector includes a plurality flux signal terminals each connected to one of self-powered in-core detector arrangements. At least one of the self-powered in-core detector arrangements comprises a set of at least two self-powered in-core detectors for measuring flux at a same one of the axial locations in the nuclear reactor core. Each of the at least two self-powered in-core detectors includes a sheath, a detector material section inside the sheath, an insulator between the sheath and the detector material, and a flux signal output line. The flux signal output lines of the at least two self-powered in-core detectors are joined together.
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