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Korean Nuclear Society (한국원자력학회)
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RHODIUM SELF-POWERED NEUTRON DETECTOR'S LIFETIME FOR KOREAN STANDARD NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

  • YOO CHOON SUNG (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) ;
  • KIM BYOUNG CHUL (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) ;
  • PARK JONG-HO (Chungnam National University) ;
  • FERO ARNOLD H. (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) ;
  • ANDERSON S. L. (Westinghouse Electric Company, Nuclear Service)
  • Published : 2005.12.01
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Abstract

A method to estimate the relative sensitivity of a self-powered rhodium detector for an upcoming cycle is developed by combining the rhodium depletion data from a nuclear design with the site measurement data. This method can be used both by nuclear power plant designers and by site staffs of Korean standard nuclear power plants for determining which rhodium detectors should be replaced during overhauls.

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