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:	GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR REACTORS PHYSICS REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGYGENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE
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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).