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Candidates for leadership provide statements: ANS Board of Directors
With the annual ANS election right around the corner, American Nuclear Society members will be going to the polls to vote for a vice president/president-elect, treasurer, and members-at-large for the Board of Directors. In January, Nuclear News published statements from candidates for vice president/president-elect and treasurer. This month, we are featuring statements from each nominee for the Board of Directors.
D. N. Fry
Nuclear Technology | Volume 10 | Number 3 | March 1971 | Pages 273-282
Technical Paper | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A30959
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Experience has been obtained with a continuous neutron-noise monitor at the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) and with neutron- and pressure-noise monitors at the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment (MSRE). Results at the HFIR show that the neutron-noise monitor can be used to detect con-tro I-rod-bearing failures. The neutron-noise monitor at the MSRE gave a continuous indication of the amount of helium void in the fuel salt circulated through the core. The value of noise analysis as a diagnostic aid was shown when the pressure-noise monitor at the MSRE aided in a diagnosis of off-gas line restrictions one week before other instruments confirmed the blockage. These experiences show that noise analysis can be used for some types of reactor malfunction diagnoses and parameter measurements when other methods cannot be used either because of the environment (radiation or temperature) or a lack of space for sensors.