SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTINUALLY MONITORING THE CONDITION OF NUCLEAR REACTOR INTERNALS

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18487360

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A system configured to monitor the structural health of reactor vessel internals of a nuclear reactor is disclosed herein. The system includes a memory configured to store historical information associated with past performance of the nuclear reactor, and an anomaly detection subsystem including a control circuit configured to receive a signal from a sensor. The anomaly detection subsystem is configured to determine, via the control circuit, a characteristic of a vibrational response of the reactor vessel internals based, at least in part, on the signal; access, via the control circuit, the historical information stored in the memory; compare, via the control circuit, the determined characteristic to the historical information stored in the memory; and determine, via the control circuit, a condition of the reactor vessel internals based, at least in part, on the comparison of the determined characteristic and the historical information.

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

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
BANYAY, Gregory A Ellwood City, US 2 0
BASEL, Richard A Pittsburgh, US 10 497
DIBASILIO, David C Pittsburgh, US 2 0
KOETHER, Jeremy R Beaver Falls, US 2 0
MEYER, Gregory A Bellefonte, US 14 54
SMITH, Stephen D Harmony, US 55 2256

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