Blanket management method for liquid metal fast breeder reactors

Patent · Tue Apr 22 00:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:5708371

Carelli, M D

The method is described of moving blanket assemblies during refueling in a heterogeneous-type core for a liquid-metal-cooled fast-breeder nuclear reactor to improve the performance thereof. The core consists of fissile-material-containing fuel assemblies and fertile-material-containing blanket assemblies, the blanket assemblies including a plurality of inner blanket assemblies positioned in predetermined different locations within the interior of the core and radial blanket assemblies positioned proximate the periphery of the core.

• Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA
• Patent Number(s): US 4584167
• OSTI ID: 5708371
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 11 Jun 1984
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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