Design of a Pressure Balanced Control Rod

F. K. Clements; A. D. Kartchner; R. S. Kern; W. B. Lewis

doi:dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE64-A18319

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Home / Publications / Journals / Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 18 / Number 2

Design of a Pressure Balanced Control Rod

F. K. Clements, A. D. Kartchner, R. S. Kern, W. B. Lewis

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 18 / Number 2 / February 1964 / Pages 200-206

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE64-A18319

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A control rod is described whose drop performance is essentially independent of the flow of reactor coolant. Theoretical studies covering wide ranges of parameter variations give a broad picture of the rod's potentialities.