Seed and blanket fuel arrangement for dual-phase nuclear reactors
Patent
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OSTI ID:7188667
This patent describes a fuel management method for a dual-phase nuclear reactor, it comprises: installing a fuel bundle at a first core location accessed by coolant through a relatively small aperture, each of the bundles having a predetermined group of fuel elements; operating the reactor a first time; shutting down the reactor; reinstalling the fuel bundle at a second core location accessed by coolant through a relatively large aperture; and operating the reactor a second time.
- Assignee:
- General Electric Co., NY (United States)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 5149491; A
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-708269; TRN: 92-037695
- OSTI ID:
- 7188667
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 31 May 1990
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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