Method for savings in nuclear reactors by using beryllium rods in fuel bundles
US4148687A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 26, 1976 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Nuclear fuels in the form of rod bundle with one or several beryllium rods inserted therein are proposed for use in power reactors positioned to obtain reactivity increase in order to save the D.sub.2 O inventory in a heavy water reactor or to relax the requirement of uranium enrichment if used in light water reactors.
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