Performance evaluation of fiber optic components in nuclear plant environments [electronic resource]
Over the past several years, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has funded several projects to evaluate the performance of commercially available fiber optic cables, connective devices, light sources, and light detectors under environmental conditions representative of normal and abnormal...
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| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. :
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy,
1996.
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| Summary: | Over the past several years, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has funded several projects to evaluate the performance of commercially available fiber optic cables, connective devices, light sources, and light detectors under environmental conditions representative of normal and abnormal nuclear power plant operating conditions. Future projects are planned to evaluate commercially available fiber optic sensors and to install and evaluate performance of instrument loops comprised of fiber optic components in operating nuclear power plant applications. The objective of this research is to assess the viability of fiber optic components for replacement and upgrade of nuclear power plant instrument systems. Fiber optic instrument channels offer many potential advantages: commercial availability of parts and technical support, small physical size and weight, immunity to electromagnetic interference, relatively low power requirements, and high bandwidth capabilities. As existing nuclear power plants continue to replace and upgrade I&C systems, fiber optics will offer a low-cost alternative technology which also provides additional information processing capabilities. Results to date indicate that fiber optics are a viable technology for many nuclear applications, both inside and outside of containments. This work is funded and manage& under the Operations & Maintenance Cost Control research target of EPRÌs Nuclear Power Group. The work is being performed by faculty and students in the Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Departments and the staff of the Nuclear Reactor Laboratory of the Ohio State University. |
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| Item Description: | Published through SciTech Connect. 03/01/1996. "nureg/cp--0149-vol.2" " conf-9510156--vol.2" "TI96007985" 23. water reactor safety information meeting, Bethesda, MD (United States), 23-25 Oct 1995. Hastings, M.C.; Miller, D.W. [Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)]; James, R.W. [Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA (United States)] |
| Physical Description: | pp. 111-126 : digital, PDF file. |