US PATENT SUBCLASS 376 / 267
.~.~.~ Refueling schemes, patterns, or fuel cycles (e.g., in/out systems)

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376 /   HD   INDUCED NUCLEAR REACTIONS: PROCESSES, SYSTEMS, AND ELEMENTS

260  DF  HANDLING OF FISSION REACTOR COMPONENT STRUCTURE WITHIN REACTOR SYSTEM {3}
261  DF  .~ Fuel component {2}
264  DF  .~.~ Charging or discharging of fuel {2}
267.~.~.~ Refueling schemes, patterns, or fuel cycles (e.g., in/out systems)

DEFINITION

Classification: 376/267

Refueling schemes, patterns, or fuel cycles (e.g., in/out systems):

(under subclass 264) Subject matter wherein the movement involves at least a partial rearrangement of the fuel elements in the reactor system to new positions previously occupied by other fuel elements or by movement of the fuel from or to different portions of the reactor system.

(1) Note. The purpose of the above is typically to improve fission fuel consumption.

(2) Note. For the purpose of this subclass, the rearrangement of fuel elements may include the movement of other core elements such as control elements or reflector elements.