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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 1987
Filed:
Sep. 26, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Pratap K Doshi, Murrysville Boro, PA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
376423 ; 376420 ; 376424 ; 376435 ; 376443 ; 376444 ; 376456 ;
Abstract
A segmented fuel and moderator rod and fuel assembly for a BWR. The segmented rod has a lower fuel region and an upper moderator region for passing coolant having a void fraction of between about 0-20% through the upper portion of the BWR core which is normally undermoderated. The segmented rod displaces one or more conventional fuel rods in the fuel bundle. A method of moderating a BWR core is also disclosed.