Title :
Detection of coolant leakage in nuclear reactor using off-axis integrated cavity output spectroscopy
Author :
Park, Hyunmin ; Lee, Lim ; Ko, Kwang-Hoon ; Kim, Taek-Soo ; Jeong, Do-Young
Author_Institution :
Quantum Opt. Div., Korea Atomic Energy Res. Inst., Daejeon, South Korea
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
The sensor-type instrument for heavy water vapor detection was developed by using the off-axis integrated cavity output spectroscopic technique. The minimum detectable change of HDO concentration with this device was evaluated as 1.6 ppm.
Keywords :
fission reactor coolants; fission reactor monitoring; fission reactor safety; laser cavity resonators; leak detection; HDO concentration; coolant leakage detection; heavy water vapor detection; nuclear reactor; off-axis integrated cavity output spectroscopy; sensor-type instrument; Absorption; Cavity resonators; Coolants; Inductors; Laser beams; Leak detection; Water;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193903
