Nuclear reactor power monitoring using silicon carbide semiconductor radiation detectors

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 198-208

  Ruddy, Frank H ^a   Dulloo, Abdul R ^a   Seidel, John G ^a   Hantz, Frederick W ^a   Grobmyer, Louis R ^a  

^a WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Neutrons; Power monitoring; Silicon carbide

Indexed keywords

NEUTRON DETECTORS; RADIATION DAMAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SILICON CARBIDE;

NUCLEAR REACTOR POWER MONITORING; SILICON CARBIDE DETECTORS;

PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS;

EID: 0036853529     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT02-A3333     Document Type: Article

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