Method, arrangement and computer program for determining standardized rod types for nuclear reactors
US7266481B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method, arrangement and computer program is described for determining a set of standardized rod types for use in a nuclear reactor core. The method may include defining a set of rod type-related limits, and determining, based on the limits, an initial population of rod types to be evaluated for use in cores of a selected number of nuclear reactor plants. Based on the initial population of rod types a database of selectable fresh fuel bundle designs applicable to the one or more cores may be generated. Bundle data related to at least a subset of the selectable fresh fuel bundle designs may be retrieved from the database, and a target number of rod types may be selected from the initial population based on the retrieved bundle data as the set of standardized rod types.
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