EP2691792A4 - Quantitative cerenkov radiation viewing methods and systems - Google Patents

Quantitative cerenkov radiation viewing methods and systems

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EP2691792A4
EP2691792A4 EP12764672.7A EP12764672A EP2691792A4 EP 2691792 A4 EP2691792 A4 EP 2691792A4 EP 12764672 A EP12764672 A EP 12764672A EP 2691792 A4 EP2691792 A4 EP 2691792A4
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Prior art keywords
quantitative
systems
cerenkov radiation
viewing methods
radiation viewing
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2691792A1 (en
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Bhaskar Sur
Vinicius N P Anghel
James Johnston
Toban Verdun
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Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd AECL
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01T—MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
    • G01T1/00—Measuring X-radiation, gamma radiation, corpuscular radiation, or cosmic radiation
    • G01T1/16—Measuring radiation intensity
    • G01T1/22—Measuring radiation intensity with Cerenkov detectors
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C17/00—Monitoring; Testing ; Maintaining
    • G21C17/06—Devices or arrangements for monitoring or testing fuel or fuel elements outside the reactor core, e.g. for burn-up, for contamination
    • G21C17/063—Burn-up control
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors

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  • Spectroscopy & Molecular Physics (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
EP12764672.7A 2011-03-30 2012-03-30 Quantitative cerenkov radiation viewing methods and systems Withdrawn EP2691792A4 (en)

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US201161469569P 2011-03-30 2011-03-30
US201161469578P 2011-03-30 2011-03-30
PCT/CA2012/050206 WO2012129704A1 (en) 2011-03-30 2012-03-30 Quantitative cerenkov radiation viewing methods and systems

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EP2691792A1 EP2691792A1 (en) 2014-02-05
EP2691792A4 true EP2691792A4 (en) 2014-12-03

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CA (1) CA2831826A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2012129704A1 (en)

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GB2426325A (en) * 2005-05-21 2006-11-22 Secr Defence Beta radiation detector

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