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Temperature monitoring options available at the Idaho national laboratory advanced test reactor

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Abstract

As part of the Advanced Test Reactor National Scientific User Facility (ATR-NSUF) program, the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has developed in-house capabilities to fabricate, test, and qualify new and enhanced temperature sensors for irradiation testing. Clearly, temperature sensor selection for irradiation tests will be determined based on the irradiation environment and budget. However, temperature sensors now offered by INL include a wide array of melt wires in small capsules, silicon carbide monitors, commercially available thermocouples, and specialized high temperature irradiation resistant thermocouples containing doped molybdenum and niobium alloy thermoelements. In addition, efforts have been initiated to develop and evaluate ultrasonic thermometers for irradiation testing. This array of temperature monitoring options now available to ATR and other Material and Test Reactor (MTR) users fulfills recent customer requests.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTemperature
Subtitle of host publicationIts Measurement and Control in Science and Industry - Proceedings of the Ninth International Temperature Symposium
Pages970-975
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event9th International Temperature Symposium on Temperature: Its Measurement and Control in Science and Industry, ITS 2012 - Los Angeles, CA, United States
Duration: Mar 19 2012Mar 23 2012

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1552 8
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference9th International Temperature Symposium on Temperature: Its Measurement and Control in Science and Industry, ITS 2012
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLos Angeles, CA
Period03/19/1203/23/12

Keywords

  • Advanced Test Reactor
  • Irradiation Testing
  • Temperature Monitoring

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