Reactimeter

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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

^ 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.

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[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.

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