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High-Temperature neutron flux detectors for Generation IV reactors and SMRs
Curtiss-Wright has successfully tested several full prototypes of a new high temperature neutron flux detector that we have developed to operate at up to 800°C, a necessary feature for many new reactor types. The new detectors are fission ionization chambers and the prototypes were constructed in our own facilities, which we use to manufacture our mature detector designs that operate at up to 600°C in the UK’s AGR fleet. Curtiss-Wright has a comprehensive suite of reactor protection electronics and the new detector is designed to complement our Guardline™ reactor protection system.
Vincenzo Nassisi, Maria L. Longo
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 37 | Number 3 | May 2000 | Pages 247-252
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A138
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This work reports on the transmutation of elements discovered in saturated Pd hydride samples processed by an excimer laser. A high zinc concentration was recorded in almost all the samples analyzed. The element as well as the isotopic concentrations were measured using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. During the experiment, excess heat was also monitored.