Abstract: An internal passive catalytic device operating in the water phase of a boiling water reactor vessel downstream of the steam/water separator location. The device consists of catalytic material arranged and situated such that all (except perhaps a small leakage flow) water phase exiting the water/steam separator device flows over the surface of the catalytic material. The catalytic surfaces decompose dissolved hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen. When the substrate of the catalytic material is plated or alloyed with a water recombination catalyst such as a noble metal, the catalytic surfaces also catalyze the recombination of dissolved hydrogen and oxygen molecules into water. The passive catalytic device is constructed to ensure that the pressure drop of the reactor water across the device is very small.

Abstract: In pulsed X-ray fluoroscopy in which the fluoroscopic screen receiving the X-rays is subsequently observed by a video recording system incorporating an image intensifier, the quality of the video image is impaired because of electrical noise and phosphor flare. The image quality is improved by reducing the gain of the video system synchronously with the occurrence of each X-ray pulse. In addition, the residual disturbance left on the video output is stabilized by synchronizing the video framing cycle frequency with the X-ray pulse frequency.