Reactivity control devices
Constructing PWR plants - Primary equipment

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Reactivity control devices


Constructing PWR plants - Primary equipment

Authors : Daniel DESTRE, Jean-Pierre IZARD

Publication date: January 10, 2012, Review date: September 21, 2015 | Lire en français

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4. Reactivity control devices

Three methods are used to control reactivity:

  • control clusters, which help regulate reactivity during operation; if they fall by gravity, the reactor is shut down rapidly (or automatically shut down);

  • chemical control by varying the boron concentration in the primary circuit water, which complements the action of the control clusters in regulating reactivity and, under steady-state conditions, makes it possible to achieve cluster configurations in the core that minimally affect the desired power distribution; at shutdown, the boron concentration is significantly increased to ensure a significant anti-reactivity margin during fuel change operations;

  • consumable poison rods, which provide partial compensation for the excess reactivity introduced during each core reloading campaign;...

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