Our transducer range is the result of more than 30 years experience in supplying high reliability instrumentation to reactor operators worldwide.
| 1972 |
First successful characterization of the piezoelectric accelerometer CA901 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.
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1979 |
Biaxial accelerometer (CA602) and dynamic pressure transducer (CP103) qualified for advanced gas cooled (AGR). |
1982 |
Babcock & Wilcox qualified the biaxial accelerometer (CA602), the accelerometer (CA952), and the dynamic pressure transducer (CP103) to NRC Guide 1.20 for the start up and Hot Functional Test (HFT). |
1982 |
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
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Delivery of the instrumentation for the Mitsubishi APWR reactor internal measurements using CA109, CA602, and CP103. |
1985 |
Delivery of the instrumentation for the Toshiba ABWR reactor internals measurements using CA602, CA901, and CP104. |
1990 |
Development of high temperature miniature biaxial accelerometer (CA606) for Toshiba fuel research program (9x9 BWR fuel). |
1991 |
LPMS and Reactor Internals Vibration Monitoring System with CA952 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 (CA606). |
1996 |
LPMS (with new CA164 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 (CA607) for Gundremmingen BWR. |
1997 |
Qualification program for the CA962 accelerometer for Reactor Internal Vibration Monitoring of VVER by Skoda/Westinghouse for Temelin. |
1998 |
Framatome ANP (Siemens) evaluated the CA962 accelerometer with IPC629 and GSI130 electronics for Reactor Internal Vibration Monitoring for the EPR. |
2001 |
Niagara Mohawk Nine Mille Point 2, primary piping vibration monitoring to support the power extension program using CA164 accelerometers. |
2001 |
High temperature miniature biaxial accelerometer (CA606) for Westinghouse fuel Flow Induced Vibration (FIV) research program. |
2002 |
Cofrentes BWR, Spain; primary piping vibration monitoring to support the power extension program using CA164 accelerometers. |
2002 |
Leibstadt BWR, Switzerland; valves vibration monitoring program using CA164 accelerometers. |
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