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Title:
原子炉の操作方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2007504442
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
The invention refers to a method for operating a nuclear light water reactor during an operation cycle including a cardinal cycle and a number of successive control rod cycles. The reactor includes a plurality of elongated fuel units containing a nuclear fuel in the form a fissible material, a burnable absorber, and a plurality of control rods introduceable in a respective control rod position. Substantially all control rods are introduced in the core before the reactor is started and an operation cycle is initiated. The reactor is operated during the cardinal cycle with a first control rod configuration with a first group of control rods at least partly introduced and the remaining control rods extracted. The reactor is operated during the subsequent control rod cycles with a respective control rod configuration which each includes a different group of control rods at least partly introduced, wherein the cardinal cycle is substantially longer than each of the subsequent control rod cycles.

Inventors:
Sture Helmerson
Pal Beckau
Application Number:
JP2006524605A
Publication Date:
March 01, 2007
Filing Date:
August 30, 2004
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
Westinghouse electric sweden arbe
International Classes:
G21C7/00; G21C7/08; G21D3/00
Domestic Patent References:
JP2002189094A2002-07-05
JPH07301688A1995-11-14
JPH01232289A1989-09-18
JP2001124884A2001-05-11
JPH0990077A1997-04-04
JPH05215879A1993-08-27
Foreign References:
WO1998041991A11998-09-24
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Masayuki Masabayashi