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Milestones and References

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.


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).

1982-2008

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 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.

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 CA962 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.


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