Nuclear monitoring products

Milestones and references

Our transducer range is the result of 40 years of experience supplying highly reliable instrumentation to reactor operators worldwide.

1972	First successful characterization of the piezoelectric accelerometer CA 901 at 580°C (1,076°F) by Electricité de France, Les Renardières.
1976	Hanford Engineering Development Laboratory (Westinghouse) qualified a high temperature accelerometer (CA109) for radiation and liquid sodium environment.
1979	Biaxial accelerometer (CA 602) and dynamic pressure transducer (CP 103) qualified for advanced gas cooled (AGR).
1982	Babcock & Wilcox qualified the biaxial accelerometer (CA 602), the accelerometer (CA 952), and the dynamic pressure transducer (CP103) to NRC Guide 1.20 for the start up and Hot Functional Test (HFT).
1982-2008	Siemens qualified the Loose Parts Monitoring Accelerometer (CA901) for their monitoring systems (NRC Guide 1.133 or DIN 25.475).
1982-2001	Various start up and HFT instrumentation for AGR, PWR, BWR, and VVER worldwide.
1985	Delivery of the instrumentation for the Mitsubishi APWR reactor internal measurements using CA 109, CA 602, and CP 103.
1985	Delivery of the instrumentation for the Toshiba ABWR reactor internals measurements using CA 602, CA 901, and CP 104.
1990	Development of high temperature miniature biaxial accelerometer (CA 606) for Toshiba fuel research program (9x9 BWR fuel).
1991	LPMS and Reactor Internals Vibration Monitoring System with CA 952 and acoustic emission sensors (AT150) delivered to Framatome for Guangdong.
1993	First fuel pin testing inside the neutron detector tubes of an operating reactor using the high temperature miniature biaxial accelerometer (CA 606).
1996	LPMS (with new CA 164 accelerometers) retrofitted the Westinghouse PWR's at Beznau, Switzerland.
1997	Fuel pin monitoring inside the neutron detector tubes of an operating reactor using the high temperature miniature biaxial accelerometer (CA 607) for Gundremmingen BWR.
1997	Qualification program for the CA 962 accelerometer for Reactor Internal Vibration Monitoring of VVER by Skoda/Westinghouse for Temelin.
1997	ABB Combustion Engineering. Yonggwang 4, KEPCO Republic of Korea. Biaxial accelerometer CA 602 and dynamic pressure transducer CP 103. Start up and HFT of Korean standard PWR 900 MW.
1998	Framatome ANP (Siemens) evaluated the CA 962 accelerometer with IPC629 and GSI130 electronics for Reactor Internal Vibration Monitoring for the EPR.
2004	GE Quad Cities BWR 3 Dynamic pressure transducer CP 104 M601 and accelerometer CA 901 M501 with cables and remote charge converters IPC 629, galvanic separation module GSI 130 and vibration/pressure processor UVC 689. Power Expansion Programme, primary circuit Flow Induced Vibration Programme.
2006	CEA CAdarache, miniature biaxial Accelerometer CA 607 in fuel pin for PWR flow induced vibration and LOCA simulation with charge converter IPC 629 and galvanic separation GSI 130.
2007	GE Susquehanna 1 BWR 4 Dynamic pressure transducer CP 104 M601 and accelerometer CA 901 M501 with cables and remote charge converters IPC 629, galvanic separation module GSI 130 and vibration/pressure processor UVC 689. Power Expansion Programme, primary circuit Flow Induced Vibration Programme.
2007	GE ESBWR selected transducers for primary circuit Flow Induced Vibration Programme. Dynamic pressure transducer CP 104 M601 and CP 211 M072 and accelerometer CA 901 M511 with cables and remote charge converters IPC 629, galvanic separation module GSI 130.
2008	AREVA for EPR Olkiluoto 3, Finland Accelerometer CA 952 for secondary piping system vibration measurement and Loose Parts Monitoring Accelerometer CA901.
2008	Trillo 1 PWR Spain, Accelerometer CA 901, CA 962 with electronics IPC629 and GSI 130 and VM600. Loose Parts and reactor internals vibration monitoring.