Fuel assembly

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1984-04-05

1987-03-24

Walsh, Donald P.

Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements

Fuel component structure

Plural fuel segments or elements

376419, 376423, 376434, 376438, 376906, G21C 332

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046524274

ABSTRACT:
The invention provides a fuel assembly comprising a plurality of fuel rods containing a fissionable material and a plurality of moderator rods filled with a burnable poison and a metal hydride as a solid moderator material. All of the burnable poison in the fuel assembly is filled in the moderator rods, and number of the moderator rods is at least 4 and not more than 15% of total number of the fuel rods and the moderator rods.

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patent: 3342692 (1967-09-01), Bourrasse
patent: 4071587 (1978-01-01), Eggers
patent: 4127443 (1978-11-01), Wetch
patent: 4186050 (1980-01-01), West
patent: 4355002 (1982-10-01), Hosokawa

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