Generation IV nuclear reactors: Under sodium ultrasonic transducers for Inspection and Surveillance

C. Lhuillier (1) , B. Marchand (2) , J-M. Augem (3) , J. Sibilo (4) , J-F. Saillant (4)

1 STCP - Service de Technologie des Composants et des Procédés
2 DISC (CEA, LIST) - Département Imagerie et Simulation pour le Contrôle (CEA, LIST)
3 EDF - EDF
4 AREVA

Ultrasonic techniques are studied for In Service Inspection and Continuous Surveillance of sodium cooled reactors (SFR). The paper presents new developments and results in the field of ultrasonic immersed transducers, at CEA (DTN and LIST) and AREVA (NDE Solution).

Domaines: Physique Nucléaire Expérimentale [nucl-ex]

C. Lhuillier, B. Marchand, J-M. Augem, J. Sibilo, J-F. Saillant. Generation IV nuclear reactors: Under sodium ultrasonic transducers for Inspection and Surveillance. 2013 3rd International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation, Measurement Methods and their Applications (ANIMMA), Jun 2013, Marseille, France. ⟨10.1109/ANIMMA.2013.6727888⟩. ⟨cea-01836062⟩