NEUTRONIC REACTOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Abstract
A method is given for operating a nuclear reactor having a negative coefficient of reactivity to compensate for the change in reactor reactivity due to the burn-up of the xenon peak following start-up of the reactor. When it is desired to start up the reactor within less than 72 hours after shutdown, the temperature of the reactor is lowered prior to start-up, and then gradually raised after start-up.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4136916
- Patent Number(s):
- 2928779
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21D - NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-016430
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- REACTOR TECHNOLOGY; BURNUP; OPERATION; PATENT; PLANNING; POISONING; REACTIVITY; REACTORS; STARTUP; TEMPERATURE; VARIATIONS; XENON
Citation Formats
West, J M, and Weills, J T. NEUTRONIC REACTOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION. United States: N. p., 1960.
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West, J M, & Weills, J T. NEUTRONIC REACTOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION. United States.
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"NEUTRONIC REACTOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION". United States.
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title = {NEUTRONIC REACTOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION},
author = {West, J M and Weills, J T},
abstractNote = {A method is given for operating a nuclear reactor having a negative coefficient of reactivity to compensate for the change in reactor reactivity due to the burn-up of the xenon peak following start-up of the reactor. When it is desired to start up the reactor within less than 72 hours after shutdown, the temperature of the reactor is lowered prior to start-up, and then gradually raised after start-up.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {1960},
month = {3}
}
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