摘要:
A target irradiation system for irradiating a radioisotope target in a vessel penetration of a fission reactor, including a target delivery assembly including a body defining a central bore, a basket that is slidably receivable within the central bore of the body, and a winch that is connected to the basket by a cable, the target delivery assembly being affixed to the vessel penetration of the reactor, and a target passage that is in fluid communication with the target delivery assembly, wherein the basket is configured to receive the radioisotope target therein via the target passage and be lowered into the vessel penetration of the reactor when irradiating the radioisotope target, and the target delivery system forms a portion of the pressure boundary of the reactor when in fluid communication with the reactor.
摘要:
In a method of producing isotopes in a light water power reactor, one or more targets within the reactor may be irradiated under a neutron flux to produce one or more isotopes. The targets may be assembled into one or more fuel bundles that are to be loaded in a core of the reactor at a given outage. Power operations in the reactor irradiate the fuel bundles so as to generate desired isotopes, such as one or more radioisotopes at a desired specific activity or stable isotopes at a desired concentration.
摘要:
In one embodiment, an irradiation target encapsulation assembly, includes a container, at least one first irradiation target disposed in the container, at least one second irradiation target disposed in the container, and a positioning structure configured to position the first irradiation target closer to an axial center of the container than the second irradiation target.
摘要:
A rod assembly for a fuel bundle of a nuclear reactor may include an upper end piece, lower end piece and a plurality of rod segments attached between the upper and lower end pieces and to each other so as to form an axial length of the rod assembly. The rod assembly may include an adaptor subassembly provided at given connection points for connecting adjacent rod segments or a given rod segment with one of the upper and lower end pieces. The connection points along the axial length of the rod assembly may be located where the rod assembly contacts a spacer in the fuel bundle. One (or more) of the rod segments may include an irradiation target therein for producing a desired isotope when a fuel bundle containing one (or more) rod assemblies is irradiated in a core of the reactor.
摘要:
A hybrid nuclear reactor that is operable to produce a medical isotope includes an ion source operable to produce an ion beam from a gas, a target chamber including a target that interacts with the ion beam to produce neutrons, and an activation cell positioned proximate the target chamber and including a parent material that interacts with the neutrons to produce the medical isotope via a fission reaction. An attenuator is positioned proximate the activation cell and selected to maintain the fission reaction at a subcritical level, a reflector is positioned proximate the target chamber and selected to reflect neutrons toward the activation cell, and a moderator substantially surrounds the activation cell, the attenuator, and the reflector.
摘要:
In a method of producing isotopes in a light water power reactor, one or more targets within the reactor may be irradiated under a neutron flux to produce one or more isotopes. The targets may be assembled into one or more fuel bundles that are to be loaded in a core of the reactor at a given outage. Power operations in the reactor irradiate the fuel bundles so as to generate desired isotopes, such as one or more radioisotopes at a desired specific activity or stable isotopes at a desired concentration.
摘要:
The invention relates to nuclear engineering and more particularly to a method and apparatus for inspecting and examining a surface inside experimental channels of nuclear and thermonuclear plants, providing examination of the surface both in the course of and after irradiation, the surface being examined in different operation modes of a probe scanning microscope by selecting a probe and a respective mode; the obtained images of different characteristics of the surface are analyzed to judge the degree and dynamics of irradiation effect on the examined surface from the analysis results, wherein the probe scanning microscope comprises a computer with a control console, and a measuring head of the probe scanning microscope, the measuring head including a cylinder housing (1) with dogs (4), a scanning unit, an electronics unit (3), a data path (2), a video camera (5), lights (6) and a retaining mechanism.
摘要:
A closure mechanism for closing a tubular opening and releasably securing articles therein is disclosed. The closure mechanism includes an axially movable actuator and a latching member which engages the tubular opening. Means are provided for axially moving the actuator.
摘要:
A radial heat pipe is fitted with a wick and working fluid for the temperature of interest and operated in such a manner as to act as a thermal switch. The heat pipe surrounds nuclear fuel elements and during normal temperature operation transports negligible energy but upon a surge in fuel element temperature large amounts of heat can be transported to limit the fuel element temperature.
摘要:
A pneumatic-tube installation for positioning a sample in the flux of a nuclear reactor is provided with a metallic tube extending from a stop for the sample. An electroacoustical transducer, preferably a microphone, is deposited along the tube at a location outside the reactor core to detect the sound wave transmitted along the tube upon engagement of the sample with the top. The output of the transducer is applied through a variable threshold (amplitude comparator) trigger circuit (Schmitt trigger) to a switching device whose output, in turn, can initiate a timing cycle. An optical detector ahead of the microphone is connected through an AND-gate designed to enable the switching device so that the system responds only at the sound of impact with the stop.