- #1
Trinity10
- 3
- 0
Greetings,
As someone who is interested in the history of the nuclear age, I have been unable to find an answer for this:
Once the fuel rods are loaded into the fuel assembly and the assembly is loaded into the core, how does the chain reaction start which creates the heat? Do they bombard the U235 pellets with neutrons? But, all the pictures I have seen of the assemblies show the fuel rods closed off, so how do the neutrons make their way into the rods?
Any clarity would be greatly appreciated! And if any of the above is incorrect, please, by all means, do correct.
Thanks in advance.
As someone who is interested in the history of the nuclear age, I have been unable to find an answer for this:
Once the fuel rods are loaded into the fuel assembly and the assembly is loaded into the core, how does the chain reaction start which creates the heat? Do they bombard the U235 pellets with neutrons? But, all the pictures I have seen of the assemblies show the fuel rods closed off, so how do the neutrons make their way into the rods?
Any clarity would be greatly appreciated! And if any of the above is incorrect, please, by all means, do correct.
Thanks in advance.