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Bi-level fuel management method for boiling-water nuclear reactor

  • US 5,204,053 A
  • Filed: 12/09/1991
  • Issued: 04/20/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/10/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for managing fuel in a boiling-water reactor, said method comprising the steps of:

  • arranging fuel bundles into an upper matrix and a lower matrix so that during reactor operation water flows from said lower matrix toward said upper matrix; and

    during a refueling operation, moving at least some fuel bundles from one of said matrices to the other of said matrices.

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