FAST FLUX SHIELD AND METHOD OF REDUCING FAST NEUTRON FLUENCE AT A CORE SHROUD OF A BOILING WATER REACTOR USING THE SAME

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APP PUB NO 20160099083A1
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14503755

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A boiling water reactor core according to an example embodiment may include a core shroud and a plurality of fuel bundles within the core shroud. A plurality of shielding bundles are arranged as a fast flux shield between the plurality of fuel bundles and the core shroud. The plurality of shielding bundles include a metal hydride as a neutron moderator.

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GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC3901 CASTLE HAYNE ROAD WILMINGTON NC 28401

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CANTONWINE, Paul Everett Wilmington, US 4 19
HANNAH, John Christopher Wilmington, US 2 0
REA, John Patrick Wilmington, US 2 7
STACHOWSKI, Russell Edward Wilmington, US 7 197

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