Nuclear reactor with groups of elongated absorber units carried by control rods

A nuclear reactor has a core formed of a plurality of fuel assemblies arranged in a polygonal lattice. Control rods are provided, each comprising a plurality of elongated absorber units distributed symmetrically around the central axes of the control rod. Each absorber unit may be cruciform, or may...

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Zusammenfassung:A nuclear reactor has a core formed of a plurality of fuel assemblies arranged in a polygonal lattice. Control rods are provided, each comprising a plurality of elongated absorber units distributed symmetrically around the central axes of the control rod. Each absorber unit may be cruciform, or may consist of several rods of absorbtion material mechanically connected with each other at their lower ends.