GB1062212A - Inspection apparatus for articles comprising a column of members arranged end to end in a thin walled sheath - Google Patents

Inspection apparatus for articles comprising a column of members arranged end to end in a thin walled sheath

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GB1062212A
GB1062212A GB7767/63A GB776763A GB1062212A GB 1062212 A GB1062212 A GB 1062212A GB 7767/63 A GB7767/63 A GB 7767/63A GB 776763 A GB776763 A GB 776763A GB 1062212 A GB1062212 A GB 1062212A
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pellets
radiation
pellet
gap
sheath
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GB7767/63A
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William Thompson
Victor Rogerson
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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Priority to GB7767/63A priority Critical patent/GB1062212A/en
Priority to FR965085A priority patent/FR1383470A/en
Priority to BE644375D priority patent/BE644375A/xx
Publication of GB1062212A publication Critical patent/GB1062212A/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
    • G01B15/00—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of electromagnetic waves or particle radiation, e.g. by the use of microwaves, X-rays, gamma rays or electrons
    • G01B15/02—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of electromagnetic waves or particle radiation, e.g. by the use of microwaves, X-rays, gamma rays or electrons for measuring thickness
    • G01B15/025—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of electromagnetic waves or particle radiation, e.g. by the use of microwaves, X-rays, gamma rays or electrons for measuring thickness by measuring absorption
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C17/00—Monitoring; Testing ; Maintaining
    • G21C17/06—Devices or arrangements for monitoring or testing fuel or fuel elements outside the reactor core, e.g. for burn-up, for contamination
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N23/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups G01N3/00 – G01N17/00, G01N21/00 or G01N22/00
    • G01N23/02—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups G01N3/00 – G01N17/00, G01N21/00 or G01N22/00 by transmitting the radiation through the material
    • G01N23/06—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups G01N3/00 – G01N17/00, G01N21/00 or G01N22/00 by transmitting the radiation through the material and measuring the absorption
    • G01N23/083—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups G01N3/00 – G01N17/00, G01N21/00 or G01N22/00 by transmitting the radiation through the material and measuring the absorption the radiation being X-rays
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N23/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups G01N3/00 – G01N17/00, G01N21/00 or G01N22/00
    • G01N23/02—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups G01N3/00 – G01N17/00, G01N21/00 or G01N22/00 by transmitting the radiation through the material
    • G01N23/06—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups G01N3/00 – G01N17/00, G01N21/00 or G01N22/00 by transmitting the radiation through the material and measuring the absorption
    • G01N23/18—Investigating the presence of flaws defects or foreign matter
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors

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  • Measurement Of Radiation (AREA)

Abstract

1,062,212. Fuel elements. UNITED KING- DOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY. Feb. 19, 1964 [Feb. 26, 1963], No. 7767/63. Heading G6C. [Also in Division G1] Apparatus for the inspection of nuclear fuel elements comprising fuel pellets 79, e.g. UO 2 pellets, together with spacing pellets 82, e.g. Al 2 O 3 pellets, stacked end-to-end in a thinwalled sheath 80, e.g. of stainless steel, includes a source 4 of radiation capable of penetrating the sheath 80, e.g. a 5-curie Pm-147 source providing low energy X-radiation in the form of Bremsstrahlung, a lead shielding and collimating block 6 having a slot 7 of rectangular cross-section which collimates the radiation into a sheet-like beam, means for traversing a fuel element 78 relative to the source 4 so that the beam of radiation passes through the element 78 in a plane perpendicular to its longitudinal axis, and a scintillation detector head 5 for detecting changes in the absorption of the radiation by the element 78. In one form of the apparatus, the detector head 5 is coupled via a ratemeter 83 and amplifiers (not shown) to a high-speed pen recorder 84 which provides a trace on a movable chart 85. As shown, a gap 86 between the left-hand end cap 81 of the sheath 80 and the adjacent end face of the end spacing pellet 82, a gap 87 between the adjacent end faces of the fifth and sixth pellets 79 from the left-hand end of the element and a gap 88 between the adjacent end faces of the centre spacing pellet 82 and the pellet 79 to the left of this pellet 82 are indicated by peaks 86<SP>1</SP>, 87<SP>1</SP> and 88<SP>1</SP> on the chart 85. When the gaps are of less width than the collimating slot 7, the height of the peak is a measure of the width of the gap. Alternatively, the detector head 5 can be employed as a current amplifier with its anode at a low potential and its cathode at a negative high potential, the anode being connected directly in series with an U.V. light beam recorder.
GB7767/63A 1963-02-26 1963-02-26 Inspection apparatus for articles comprising a column of members arranged end to end in a thin walled sheath Expired GB1062212A (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB7767/63A GB1062212A (en) 1963-02-26 1963-02-26 Inspection apparatus for articles comprising a column of members arranged end to end in a thin walled sheath
FR965085A FR1383470A (en) 1963-02-26 1964-02-25 Apparatus for testing objects comprising a column of elements arranged end to end in a thin-walled sheath
BE644375D BE644375A (en) 1963-02-26 1964-02-26

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GB7767/63A GB1062212A (en) 1963-02-26 1963-02-26 Inspection apparatus for articles comprising a column of members arranged end to end in a thin walled sheath

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GB1062212A true GB1062212A (en) 1967-03-15

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FR1383470A (en) 1964-12-24

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