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First astatine-labeled compound shipped in the U.S.
The Department of Energy’s National Isotope Development Center (NIDC) on March 31 announced the successful long-distance shipment in the United States of a biologically active compound labeled with the medical radioisotope astatine-211 (At-211). Because previous shipments have included only the “bare” isotope, the NIDC has described the development as “unleashing medical innovation.”
H. P. Chou, J. N. Ning, T. M. Tsai
Nuclear Technology | Volume 101 | Number 1 | January 1993 | Pages 101-109
Technical Note | Waste Management Special / Reactor Operation | doi.org/10.13182/NT93-A34771
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Two topics are discussed: a method to evaluate and construct a sensor failure detection network and use of the network for signal validation of a complex system such as a nuclear power plant. The network is arranged in a tree structure and consists of plantwide sensor measurements and component models. Sensors are categorized into four classes via a logic state analysis to determine the effectiveness of the tree layouts and to reveal deficiencies in the sensor arrangements. Network building is automatic via a rule-based algorithm. Besides analytical redundancy and parity relations, plantwide consistency checks are implemented in the validation scheme to detect possible common-mode failures and modeling or process faults. Data are structured with an entity relationship and processed with an object-oriented technique. The working sequence is arranged using topological sorting to facilitate on-line, real-time applications. For a demonstration, the package is implemented on a microcomputer and applied to a pressurized water reactor plant for safety parameter validation. Its performance in detecting hypothetical sensor failures during power maneuver transients is presented.