Part lenght control rod
CA 1058773 A · Owner: Combustion Engineering · Inventors: Humphries, Joseph R.; Bevilacqua, Frank
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A new part length rod is provided which may be used to not only control xenon induced power oscillations but also to contribute to shutdown reactivity when a rapid shutdown of the reactor is required. The part length rod consists of a control rod with three regions. The lower control region is a longer weaker active portion separated from an upper stronger shorter poison section by an intermetiate section which is a relative non-absorber of neutrons. The combination of the longer weaker control section with the upper high worth poison section permits the part length rod of this invention to be scrammed into the core. When a reactor shutdown is required but also permits the control rod to be …
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- Granted July 17, 1979. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 17, 1996.
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