In-sodium hydrogen detection in the Phenix fast reactor steam generator: A comparison between two detection methods (May 2009)

ANIMMA 2009 - 2009 1st International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation, Measurement Methods and their Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Jeannot, J Ph ^a   Gnanasekaran, T ^b   Latge, C ^c   Sridharan, R ^b   Martin, L ^a   Ganesan, R ^b   Augem, J M ^d   Courouau, J L ^a   Gobillot, G ^c  

^a DIF   (France)

^b INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

^c IRFM   (France)

^d EDF R AND D   (France)

Author keywords

Electrochemical hydrogen meter; Hydrogen detection; Sodium fast reactor; Sodium water reaction

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; FAST REACTORS; HYDROGEN; NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTATION; SODIUM;

CALIBRATION METHODOLOGIES; DETECTION METHODS; HYDROGEN DETECTION; PROBABILITY OF OCCURRENCE; RELIABLE DETECTION; SODIUM FAST REACTORS; SODIUM-WATER REACTION; WATER DETECTION;

STEAM GENERATORS;

EID: 77954895889     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ANIMMA.2009.5503709     Document Type: Conference Paper

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