A STUDY OF LOADING CONFIGURATIONS FOR THE YANKEE REACTOR
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:4242672
Three types of fuel loading configurations for the Yankee first core are described and compared with one another from the standpoint of power capability and reactivity control. These configurations are uniform loading, two enrichmnent loading, and two cycle loading in which new fuel is loaded in one of two annular core regions while the other region is occupied by fuel which had the same initial enrichment but has already been exposed to the neutron flux. The preliminary studies of control rod programming presented indicate that sufficient flux shaping with control rods can be obtained in a uniformly loaded core. Because of the relative simplicity of the control rod program for the uniform core it is recommended as the most desirable loading method for the first Yankee core. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Electric Corp. Atomic Power Dept., Pittsburgh
- NSA Number:
- NSA-13-012306
- OSTI ID:
- 4242672
- Report Number(s):
- YAEC-114
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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