Method for periodically measuring the total gamma radiation activity of a target radioisotope being produced inside a nuclear reactor core

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 12046386
APP PUB NO 20210366626A1
SERIAL NO

16878293

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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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WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC1000 WESTINGHOUSE DRIVE SUITE 141 CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP PA 16066

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Heibel, Michael D Broomfield, US 89 279
Prible, Michael C Cranberry Township, US 9 27

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