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The purpose, structure, and basic characteristics of an acoustic system for monitoring coolant leaks in the first loop of a VVER reactor are presented. The principle of operation of the diagnostics algorithm is described. The system has been checked on a special stand. The system satisfies all sensitivity and temporal requirements. In 2005, SAKT was put into experimental operation in the No. 3 unit of the Kalinin nuclear power plant.
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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 103, No. 6, pp. 342–347, December, 2007.
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Morozov, S.A., Kovtun, S.N., Budarin, A.A. et al. Development of an acoustic leak monitoring system. At Energy 103, 925–931 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10512-007-0149-1
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