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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024

Filed:

May. 19, 2020
Applicant:

Westinghouse Electric Company Llc, Cranberry Township, PA (US);

Inventors:

Michael D. Heibel, Broomfield, CO (US);

Michael C. Prible, Cranberry Township, PA (US);

Assignee:

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, Cranberry Township, PA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21G 1/02 (2006.01); G01T 1/167 (2006.01); G21C 17/108 (2006.01); G21C 19/22 (2006.01); G21C 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21G 1/02 (2013.01); G01T 1/167 (2013.01); G21C 17/108 (2013.01); G21C 19/22 (2013.01); G21C 23/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system for measuring radiation activity of a target radioisotope being produced in a reactor core is disclosed. The system includes a cable assembly and a radiation detector. The cable assembly includes a housing, a target cable configured to position the housing, and a drive cable couplable and decouplable with the target cable. The target radioisotope is positioned within the housing. The drive cable is configured to drive the target cable. The radiation detector is configured to periodically measure the radiation activity of the target radioisotope being produced.


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