Computer-Controlled Flux Monitoring Using High-Density, Self-Powered Incore Detectors.

摘要

The paper describes the integration of computer hardware and software to automate the operation of an advanced incore neutron monitoring system installed in the DOE's Hanford Site N Reactor. The system, which is unique in the nuclear industry, will use a system of networked computers to automatically record data from 640 self-powered detectors positioned throughout the reactor core. Selected detectors will be monitored at 10 times per second, providing real-time indication of the reactor condition for the operators and detailed core performance data for later offline analysis. The data acquisition computer coordinates the transfer of acquired data for graphic display of flux information, deconvolutes and converts detector currents to flux and power levels, and records and stores data from the movable detector system. This system, supplied by Babcock and Wilcox, represents the present level of technology in reactor flux monitoring and associated data acquisition. It performs several competing tasks simultaneously requiring significant multitasking capability. The demands placed on the central processor by this flux monitoring application will be presented. 2 refs., 5 figs.