Patent ID: 6233302
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: G21C,Y02E

Abstract:
A method of fueling a nuclear reactor comprising:loading a first group of fresh unburnt MOX fuel rod assemblies into a first set of predetermined positions in a core of the reactor, in accordance with a predetermined location schedule;loading a second group of MOX fuel rod assemblies which have been burned once, into a second set of predetermined positions which are selectively arranged in the core with respect to the first set of predetermined positions, in accordance with the predetermined location schedule; andloading a third group of MOX fuel rod assemblies which have been burned twice, into a third set of predetermined positions which are selectively arranged in the core with respect to the first and second set of predetermined positions, in accordance with the predetermined location schedulewherein upon completion of loading the core, the core consists essentially of said first, second and third groups, and burnable absorber rods containing urania-erbia.