Commercial nuclear reactor loose part monitor setpoints

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 203-211

  Persio, J V ^a  

^a Northeast Utilities Service Company   (United States)

Author keywords

ASME; ASME OM 12; Background vibration level; Hertz Impact Theory; Impact like event; Light Water Reactor; Loose part; Loose Part Monitor (LPM); Loose Part Monitor System (LPMS); NRC; Reg Guide 1.133

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001689117     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0149-1970(98)00006-7     Document Type: Article

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