Title :
Evaluation of In-Pile Neutron Signals During the Start-Up Phase of the FRM II Compact Core Reactor
Author :
Röhrmoser, A. ; München, Tu
Author_Institution :
Forschungsneutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II), Tech. Univ. Munchen, Garching, Germany
Abstract :
Wide range detector signals accompanied all steps of the start-up of FRM II. The work analyzes quantitatively the absolute detector signal strengths at the different nuclear start up steps. A further interest was to assess on the reactivity of the core as early as possible.
Keywords :
fission reactor instrumentation; fission reactor theory; neutron detection; neutron transport theory; reactivity (fission reactors); FRM II compact core reactor; FRM II start-up phase; core reactivity; detector signal strength; in-pile neutron signal evaluation; wide range detector signal; Calibration; Chromium; Detectors; Fuels; Inductors; Kinetic theory; Neutrons; Nuclear reactor; online neutron detection; primary source; reactor reactivity;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2010.2065814
