Fuel bundle design for enhanced usage of plutonium fuel

Title: Fuel bundle design for enhanced usage of plutonium fuel

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A nuclear fuel bundle includes a square array of fuel rods each having a concentration of enriched uranium and plutonium. Each rod of an interior array of the rods also has a concentration of gadolinium. The interior array of rods is surrounded by an exterior array of rods void of gadolinium. By this design, usage of plutonium in the nuclear reactor is enhanced.

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Reese, Anthony P ^[1]; Stachowski, Russell E ^[2]

San Jose, CA
Fremont, CA

Issue Date:: 1995-01-01

Research Org.:: General Electric Co

OSTI Identifier:: 870018

Patent Number(s):: 5440598

Assignee:: General Electric Company (San Jose, CA)

DOE Contract Number:: AC03-93SF19681

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: fuel; bundle; design; enhanced; usage; plutonium; nuclear; square; array; rods; concentration; enriched; uranium; rod; interior; gadolinium; surrounded; exterior; void; reactor; fuel bundle; enriched uranium; fuel rods; nuclear fuel; nuclear reactor; fuel rod; /376/

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                    Reese, Anthony P, and Stachowski, Russell E. Fuel bundle design for enhanced usage of plutonium fuel.  United States: N. p., 1995. 
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