Abstract

This report describes a direct-contacting liquid level and void fraction detection system that is being developed by Pacific Northwest Laboratory. The measurement technique could be used in the severe fuel damage tests that will be conducted at the Power Burst Facility, Idaho Falls, Idaho, and at the ESSOR reactor, Ispra, Italy. The detection system could also be retrofitted for commercial operating reactors to provide definitive thermal-hydraulic information. The technique can provide unambiguous, real-time data on liquid level and void fraction during normal reactor operation as well as during shutdown and accident conditions.

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