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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2021
Applicant:
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited / Énergie Atomique, Chalk River, CA;
Inventors:
Bryan van der Ende, Pembroke, CA;
Bhaskar Sur, Deep River, CA;
Assignee:
Atomic Energy Of Canada Limited / Énergie Atomique Du Canada Limitée, Chalk River, CA;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 17/07 (2006.01); G21C 17/108 (2006.01); G21C 17/10 (2006.01); G01T 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 17/108 (2013.01); G21C 17/10 (2013.01); G01T 3/00 (2013.01); G21C 17/07 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for monitoring fissile material contents inside of a nuclear reactor can include at least a first neutron detector positioned outside a radiation shield and configured to detect a plurality of neutrons originating from the reactor core and having passed through the radiation shield, and configured to generate a first output signal, and a controller communicably linked to the first neutron detector to receive the first output signal and a power output of the nuclear reactor.