TY - GEN
T1 - WIRE-21 Experiment Irradiation Conditions and In-Situ Data Collection
AU - Petrie, Christian M.
AU - Sweeney, Daniel C.
AU - Mulligan, Padhraic L.
AU - Godsey, Kara
AU - Ezell, N. Dianne B.
AU - Sirianni, Paul
AU - Stafford, Shawn
AU - Arndt, Jeff
AU - Carvajal, Jorge
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - This report summarizes the in situ data collected during three cycles of irradiation (~75 days) of the Wireless Instrumented Removable Beryllium Experiment 2021 (WIRE-21) in the removable beryllium (RB) positions of the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR). The experiment was designed primarily to evaluate the effects of high neutron flux and fluence on the performance of wireless temperature and pressure sensors being developed by Westinghouse Electric Company (WEC). WEC’s sensors could provide critical data regarding the evolution of centerline temperatures and pressurization due to fission gas release during fuel operation in light-water reactors (LWRs) or various advanced reactor applications. In addition to WEC’s wireless sensors, many other sensors were interrogated, including thermocouples, self-powered neutron detectors (SPNDs), distributed fiber optic temperature sensors, and passive neutron flux wires and silicon carbide thermometry.
AB - This report summarizes the in situ data collected during three cycles of irradiation (~75 days) of the Wireless Instrumented Removable Beryllium Experiment 2021 (WIRE-21) in the removable beryllium (RB) positions of the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR). The experiment was designed primarily to evaluate the effects of high neutron flux and fluence on the performance of wireless temperature and pressure sensors being developed by Westinghouse Electric Company (WEC). WEC’s sensors could provide critical data regarding the evolution of centerline temperatures and pressurization due to fission gas release during fuel operation in light-water reactors (LWRs) or various advanced reactor applications. In addition to WEC’s wireless sensors, many other sensors were interrogated, including thermocouples, self-powered neutron detectors (SPNDs), distributed fiber optic temperature sensors, and passive neutron flux wires and silicon carbide thermometry.
KW - 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
U2 - 10.2172/1991710
DO - 10.2172/1991710
M3 - Technical Report
CY - United States
ER -