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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 25, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Bruce Matzner, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
376463 ; 434218 ; 392500 ; 219439 ;
Abstract
Apparatus is provided for simulating a nuclear fuel rod bundle transient condition and includes a vessel for containing a coolant, a pair of heating elements disposed in the vessel and a power supply for supplying power over time to each of the heating elements. The power supply is independently controlled whereby a variable supply of power over time to each heating element is provided, thus simulating the variation in power output and axial flux shape in a nuclear fuel bundle as a function of time.