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US 2011/0085633 A1Published application
Wireless transmission of nuclear instrumentation signals
AssigneeWestinghouse Electric Corp.
InventorRichard W. Morris
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AssigneeWestinghouse Electric Corp.
InventorRichard W. Morris
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A method of monitoring a condition of a nuclear reactor pressure vessel disposed in a radioactive environment is provided. The method includes the steps of sensing a condition of the reactor pressure vessel with an instrument, transmitting a signal indicative of the condition of the reactor pressure vessel from the instrument to a powered wireless transmitting modem disposed in the radioactive environment, wirelessly transmitting a signal indicative of the condition of the reactor pressure vessel from the transmitting modem to a receiving modem in the line of sight of the transmitting modem, transmitting a signal indicative of the condition of the reactor pressure vessel from the receiving modem to a signal processing unit, and determining the condition of the reactor pressure vessel from the wirelessly transmitted signal.
A method of monitoring a condition of a nuclear reactor pressure vessel disposed in a radioactive environment, comprising:
A system for monitoring a condition of a nuclear reactor pressure vessel disposed in a radioactive environment, the system comprising:
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