Diagnostics of core barrel vibrations by in-core and ex-core neutron noise

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 43, Issue 1-4 SPEC, 2003, Pages 151-158

  Arzhanov, V ^a   Pazsit I ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Beam mode vibration; Core barrel vibrations; Ex core noise; In core noise; Pressurized water reactors (PWR); Shell mode vibration

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEUTRON DETECTORS; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; REACTOR CORES; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

BEAM MODE VIBRATION; CORE BARREL VIBRATIONS; NEUTRON DETECTOR SIGNALS; NEUTRON NOISE; SHELL MODE VIBRATION;

NEUTRONS;

EID: 0037740681     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-1970(03)00023-4     Document Type: Article

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