The examination of LWR irradiated fuel assemblies using simple ion chamber techniques Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • The application of ion chambers and proportional chambers to the nondestructive examination of irradiated LWR fuel assemblies is discussed. Axial activity profile measurements are compared with the gamma-ray profiles obtained from a germanium detector. A discussion of the use of these simple devices as a complementary technique to the more complicated gamma spectroscopy is given as well as the feasibility of using these devices in a stand-alone mode for consistency checks on the burnups of irradiated LWR fuel assemblies. Emphasis is placed on the simplicity, accuracy, and time-saving aspects of these devices.

published proceedings

  • Nuclear Instruments and Methods

author list (cited authors)

  • Lee, D. M., Phillips, J. R., Ssue, S. T., Kaieda, K., Halbig, J. K., Medina, E. G., & Hatcher, C. R.

citation count

  • 0

complete list of authors

  • Lee, DM||Phillips, JR||Ssue, ST||Kaieda, K||Halbig, JK||Medina, EG||Hatcher, CR

publication date

  • October 1980