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    How does the chain reaction start in a BWR reactor?

    Did they use startup neutrons for CP-1? If so, where were they placed at? Thanks.
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    How does the chain reaction start in a BWR reactor?

    Thank you both VERY MUCH! This helps immensely. Is it possible for spontaneous fission to occur while they load the fuel rods with the uranium pellets? Cheers.
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    How does the chain reaction start in a BWR reactor?

    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...