Power Monitoring System

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-10-07
KK TOSHIBA
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[0005]The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems. The objective of the present invention is to provide a power monitoring system that can monitor the power oscillations of the reactor core and establish high reliability in securing the soundness of the core fuel.

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However, the problem with the above-described monitoring of power oscillations is that even though oscillations that could lead to events affecting the soundness of the core fuel can be detected when the oscillations occur, necessary measures may not have been taken to secure the soundness of the fuel.

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[0015]FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a power range monitor according to the present invention.

[0016]As shown in the diagram, a power range monitor (PRM) 13 has: local power range monitor (LPRM) units 1a and 1b, which are a plurality of local power range monitoring devices that obtain the local neutron distribution signals in a nuclear reactor core; an averaged power range monitor (APRM) unit 2, which is an averaged power range monitoring device that receives the power output signals from the LPRM units 1a and 1b and obtains the average output power of the entire reactor core; and an oscillation power range monitor (OPRM) unit 3, which is an oscillation power range monitoring device that receives the power output signals from the LPRM units 1a and 1b and monitors the power oscillations of the reactor core.

[0017]The inputting of local power signals to the OPRM unit 3 and the inputting of local power signals to the APRM unit 2 are performed by the LPRM unit...

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[0024]FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a power range monitor according to the present invention. The portions that are the same as or similar to those of FIG. 1 have been denoted by the same reference numerals to avoid repeating the same description.

[0025]As shown in the diagram, a power range monitor (PRM) 13a has: LPRM units 1a and 1b, which are the local power range monitoring devices that obtain the local neutron distribution in a nuclear reactor core; an APRM unit 2, which receives the power output signals from the LPRM units 1a and 1b, and obtains the average output power of the entire reactor core; and an OPRM unit 3, which receives from the APRM unit 2 the power output signals from the LPRM units 1a and 1b and monitors the power oscillations of the reactor core.

[0026]The inputting of local power signals to the OPRM unit 3 and the inputting of local power signals to the APRM unit 2 are performed by the LPRM units 1a and 1b, respectively, and are sha...

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[0033]FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a power range monitor according to the present invention. The portions that are the same as or similar to those of FIG. 1 have been denoted by the same reference numerals to avoid repeating the same description.

[0034]As shown in the diagram, a power range monitor (PRM) 13b has: LPRM units 1a and 1b, which are the local power range monitoring devices that obtain the local neutron distribution in a nuclear reactor core; and an APRM unit 2, which receives the power output from the LPRM units 1a and 1b, and obtains the average output power of the entire reactor core.

[0035]The APRM unit 2 includes: an LPRM signal receiving section 6, which receives LPRM signals; an APRM processing section 8, which orders the APRM to perform a necessary process; and an OPRM processing section 9, which orders an OPRM process.

[0036]The OPRM processing section 9 and the APRM processing section 8 have separate reactor-core monitoring functions,...

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Abstract

The power monitoring system has: a local power range monitor (LPRM) unit that has a plurality of local power channels to obtain local neutron distribution in a nuclear reactor core; an averaged power range monitor (APRM) unit that receives power output signals from the LPRM unit and obtains average output power signal of the reactor core as a whole; and an oscillation power range monitor (OPRM) unit that receives the power output signals from the LPRM unit and monitors power oscillations of the reactor core. The output signals from the LPRM unit to the APRM unit and the output signals from the LPRM unit to the OPRM unit are independent.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application is based upon and claims the benefits of priority from the prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2008-253187, filed in the Japanese Patent Office on Sep. 30, 2008, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a power monitoring system (or a power range monitor) of a boiling water reactor and particularly to a power monitoring system that monitors the power oscillations of a nuclear reactor core.[0003]In the boiling water reactor (BWR), the output power alternately falls and rises due to the generation and disappearance of voids, respectively, which may possibly generate power oscillations whereby the output power of the nuclear reactor oscillates and is amplified. The widely known reactor core power oscillation monitoring method is to continue operation as long as the soundness of core fuel is secure even in an operating range in which pow...

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IPC IPC(8): G21C17/108
CPCG21C17/108Y02E30/30
InventorSAKAI, HIROTAKAODA, NAOTAKAMIYAZAKI, TADASHISATO, TOSHIFUMI
OwnerKK TOSHIBA