Patent ID: 7266481
Filing Date: 2007-09-04
Classification: G21C,G21D,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of determining a set of standardized rod types for use in one or more cores of one or more nuclear reactor plants, comprising: defining a set of rod-type-related limits; determining, based on the limits, an initial population of rod types to be evaluated for use in cores of a selected number of the one or more nuclear reactor plants; generating a database of selectable fresh fuel bundle designs comprising one or more of the initial population of rod types, the database of selectable fresh fuel bundle designs applicable to the one or more cores; retrieving, from the database, bundle data related to at least a subset of the selectable fresh fuel bundle designs; and displaying to a user, based on the retrieved bundle data, a target number of rod types from the initial population that satisfies the set of rod-type-related limits as the set of standardized rod types.