Axially staggered seed-blanket reactor-fuel-module construction. [LWBR]
Abstract
A heterogeneous nuclear reactor of the seed-blanket type is provided wherein the fissile (seed) and fertile (blanket) nuclear fuels are segregated axially within each fuel element such that fissile and fertile regions occur in an alternating pattern along the length of the fuel element. Further, different axial stacking patterns are used for the fuel elements of at least two module types such that when modules of different types are positioned adjacent to one another, the fertile regions of the modules are offset or staggered. Thus, when a module of one type is surrounded by modules of the second type the fertile regions thereof will be surrounded on all sides by fissile material. This provides enhanced neutron communication both radially and axially, thereby resulting in greater power oscillation stability than other axial arrangements.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5847198
- Application Number:
- ON: DE83018010
- Assignee:
- ERA-08-053904; EDB-83-176210
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC11-76PN00014
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; FUEL ELEMENTS; LWBR TYPE REACTORS; REACTOR CORES; THORIUM OXIDES; URANIUM DIOXIDE; ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; BREEDER REACTORS; CHALCOGENIDES; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; THORIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM OXIDES; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS; 210500* - Power Reactors, Breeding
Citation Formats
Cowell, G K, and DiGuiseppe, C P. Axially staggered seed-blanket reactor-fuel-module construction. [LWBR]. United States: N. p., 1982.
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Cowell, G K, & DiGuiseppe, C P. Axially staggered seed-blanket reactor-fuel-module construction. [LWBR]. United States.
Cowell, G K, and DiGuiseppe, C P. Thu .
"Axially staggered seed-blanket reactor-fuel-module construction. [LWBR]". United States.
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title = {Axially staggered seed-blanket reactor-fuel-module construction. [LWBR]},
author = {Cowell, G K and DiGuiseppe, C P},
abstractNote = {A heterogeneous nuclear reactor of the seed-blanket type is provided wherein the fissile (seed) and fertile (blanket) nuclear fuels are segregated axially within each fuel element such that fissile and fertile regions occur in an alternating pattern along the length of the fuel element. Further, different axial stacking patterns are used for the fuel elements of at least two module types such that when modules of different types are positioned adjacent to one another, the fertile regions of the modules are offset or staggered. Thus, when a module of one type is surrounded by modules of the second type the fertile regions thereof will be surrounded on all sides by fissile material. This provides enhanced neutron communication both radially and axially, thereby resulting in greater power oscillation stability than other axial arrangements.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1982},
month = {10}
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