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Blanket management method for liquid metal fast breeder reactors

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OSTI ID:5708371
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
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English