Fuel management in a boiling-water nuclear reactor involves arranging fuel bundles in upper and lower matrices of the reactor core. During a refueling operation, some bundles in the upper matrix are removed and retired, while fresh bundles are inserted in the lower matrix and some bundles originally...http://www.google.fr/patents/US5204053?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US5204053 - Bi-level fuel management method for boiling-water nuclear reactor
Bi-level fuel management method for boiling-water nuclear reactor