Design and Performance of Sampling and Monitoring Instrumentation for Source Term Integral Tests in the Power Burst Facility.

摘要

Instrumentation design engineers at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) have developed measurement and monitoring devices for a number of power and test reactors. This paper discusses equipment developed for experiments conducted in the Power Burst Facility (PBF) at the INEL as part of the Severe Fuel Damage (SFD) Research Program, initiated and sponsored by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and its international partners. These highly instrumented tests incorporated a sophisticated effluent sampling and monitoring system designed to sample, monitor, and qualify the release of fission products, aerosols, and hydrogen from test bundles subjected to severe fuel damage conditions. 8 refs., 1 fig. (ERA citation 14:012921)