A METHODOLOGY FOR MODELING THE FUEL ROD POWER DISTRIBUTION WITHIN A NUCLEAR REACTOR CORE - Patent 2240939

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EP 2 240 939 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	30.12.2009

(43)	Date of publication:
	20.10.2010 Bulletin 2010/42

(21)	Application number: 09739300.3

(22)	Date of filing: 05.02.2009

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G21C 17/10^(2006.01)

G06F 19/00^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2009/033160

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2009/134498 (05.11.2009 Gazette 2009/45)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA RS

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Priority:

11.02.2008 US 29005

(71)	Applicant: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
	Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania 16066 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	ZHANG, Baocheng Murrysville PA 15668 (US)

(74)	Representative: Gallo, Wolfgang et al
	Fleuchaus & Gallo Ludwigstrasse 26 86152 Augsburg 86152 Augsburg (DE)

(54)	A METHODOLOGY FOR MODELING THE FUEL ROD POWER DISTRIBUTION WITHIN A NUCLEAR REACTOR CORE