Nuclear fuel assembly

Details Nuclear fuel assembly Nuclear fuel assembly

1977-10-13

1982-10-19

Walsh, Donald P.

Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements

Fuel component structure

Encased with nonfuel component

376428, 376435, 376447, G21C 300

Patent

active

043550029

ABSTRACT:
First nuclear fuel elements in which a fissionable material in which a burnable poison is incorporated is loaded and second nuclear fuel elements in which a fissionable material in which no burnable poison is incorporated is loaded are disposed in a nuclear fuel assembly. Content of the fissionable material in the first nuclear fuel element is less than about 72% of that of the fissionable material in the second nuclear fuel element adjacent to the first nuclear fuel element.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3147191 (1964-09-01), Crowther
patent: 3799839 (1974-03-01), Fischer
patent: 3849248 (1974-11-01), Channon
patent: 3933582 (1976-01-01), MacNabb
Glasstone, "Sourcebook on Atomic Energy", 2nd Ed., D. Van Nostrand Co., Inc., p. 452.
Barth et al.; "Power-Flattening Techniques", Nucleonics, May, 1965, vol. 25, No. 5, pp. 72-73.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Nuclear fuel assembly does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Nuclear fuel assembly, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Nuclear fuel assembly will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1338372