US PATENT SUBCLASS 376 / 238
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376 /   HD   INDUCED NUCLEAR REACTIONS: PROCESSES, SYSTEMS, AND ELEMENTS

207  DF  WITH CONTROL OF REACTOR (E.G., CONTROL OF COOLANT FLOW) {12}
219  DF  .~ By movement of control element or by release of neutron absorbing material {13}
236  DF  .~.~ Including control rod insertion and removal schemes {2}
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DEFINITION

Classification: 376/238

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(under subclass 236) Subject matter wherein the neutron control element is inserted into a fuel region to less than its full extent and maintained at that level for a predetermined time period.