Hitachi-Ge Nuclear Energy, Ltd.

Satoshi Takeo

Takao Kondo

Akiyuki Tsuchiya

Akira Konoma

Koji Matsumoto

Yuji Honma

Provided is a control rod motion monitoring method and a control rod motion monitoring system, in which a control rod insertion in an entire core is monitored at all time during operation of a reactor and, when an abnormality occurs, a signal is issued to a countermeasure device that automatically starts operation and an alarm is issued to prompt operation of an operator. An LPRM detector in an LPRM assembly of the entire core is divided into four channels for each height; indicated values are averaged at all time; the average indicated value is compared with a set point; and a signal is issued to a countermeasure device when an abnormality occurs.

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Hitachi, Japan

Satoshi Takeo