A combustible nucleus for a nuclear reactor. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

摘要

A fuel core for a nuclear reactor with an initial excess of reactivity to provide a given reactor power during a given fuel cycle, characterized in that said core comprises a multiplicity of volumetric zones, at least one of said zones containing a consumable poison for controlling at least a portion of said excess reactivity, said consumable poison having a sufficient density to provide effective self-compliance, said consumable poison being formed in a suitable configuration to provide a reduction in the control of reactivity with exposure that is proportional to the decrease of the reactivity of said fuel with the exposure, being the initial surface of said poison in each zone that contains the venom proportional to the excess of reactivity that has to be controlled in the zone and being the initial number of poison atoms in each area that contains poison that provides an effectively complete burn of said poison at the end of said fuel cycle. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)