Abstract: Abstract The background of the meeting was the general concern to detect a fault in a LMFBR sub-assembly early to prevent any damage spreading to neighbouring sub-assemblies. Its purpose was to review methods available for detecting the initial stages of accidents in fast reactor sub-assemblies, with special attention to acoustic methods, and to make recommendations. National and specialist papers were presented from France, FRG, India, Italy, Japan and the UK, and also Australia and GDR. Acoustic detection techniques are being improved, to inc...
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