DRY CASK STORAGE SYSTEM HAVING DETECTION APPARATUS

A dry cask storage system for spent nuclear fuel includes a detection apparatus having a resonant electrical circuit, with resonant electrical circuit being situated within an interior region of a metallic vessel wherein the SNF is situated. The detection apparatus includes a transmitter that genera...

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Hauptverfasser:	SCHMIDT, Justin P, STAFFORD, Shawn C, ARNDT, Jeffrey L, CARVAJAL, Jorge V, METZGER, Kathryn E, SIRIANNI, Paul M
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	DECONTAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE ELECTRICITY NUCLEAR ENGINEERING NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR REACTORS PHYSICS PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULARRADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT SELECTING TREATING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL
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Zusammenfassung:	A dry cask storage system for spent nuclear fuel includes a detection apparatus having a resonant electrical circuit, with resonant electrical circuit being situated within an interior region of a metallic vessel wherein the SNF is situated. The detection apparatus includes a transmitter that generates an excitation pulse that causes the resonant circuit to resonate and to generate a response pulse. The resonant circuit includes an inductor that is formed with a core whose magnetic permeability varies with temperature such that the frequency of the resonant circuit varies as a function of temperature. The response pulse is then used to determine the temperature within the interior of the vessel where the SNF is situated. Pressure detection is also provided.