Nuclear reactor having large cruciform control rods

Nuclear reactor having large cruciform control rods

Fuel bundle and control rod assemblies for a nuclear reactor are described. In one embodiment of the apparatus, the nuclear reactor includes several conventional size fuel bundles (162) and at least one large control rod (160). The large control rod (160) includes four fuel bundle receiving channels...

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Hauptverfasser: FENNERN, LARRY EDGAR, CHALLBERG, ROY CLIFFORD, FAWCETT, RUSSELL MORGAN
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
NUCLEAR REACTORS
PHYSICS
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Zusammenfassung:Fuel bundle and control rod assemblies for a nuclear reactor are described. In one embodiment of the apparatus, the nuclear reactor includes several conventional size fuel bundles (162) and at least one large control rod (160). The large control rod (160) includes four fuel bundle receiving channels, and each such channel is sized to receive four conventional size fuel bundles(162).