Jump to content

Reactimeter

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Ira Leviton (talk | contribs) at 12:57, 19 July 2023 (Fixed a reference. Please see Category:CS1 maint: extra punctuation.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

A reactimeter is a diagnostic device used in nuclear power plants (and other nuclear applications) for measuring the reactivity of the nuclear chain reaction (in inhours) of fissile materials as they approach criticality.[1]

References

  1. ^ G., Chauvet; R., Gariod; E., Tournier (1966). "Réactimètre" [Reactimeter]. Nuclear Electronics Conference Proceedings (in French) (1966). Vienna: International Atomic Energy Agency: 365–378 – via International Nuclear Information System.