US PATENT SUBCLASS 376 / 412
.~ Encased with nonfuel component

Current as of: June, 1999
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376 /   HD   INDUCED NUCLEAR REACTIONS: PROCESSES, SYSTEMS, AND ELEMENTS

409  DF  FUEL COMPONENT STRUCTURE {10}
412.~ Encased with nonfuel component {9}
413  DF  .~.~> With internal pressurizer
414  DF  .~.~> Coated, preformed, or impregnated layer or part or adhesively bonded layers or parts {2}
418  DF  .~.~> Getter, fission product retainer of filter
419  DF  .~.~> Burnable poison
420  DF  .~.~> Interpellet spacing or positioning means
421  DF  .~.~> Homogeneously intermixed {1}
423  DF  .~.~> Moderator or reflector
424  DF  .~.~> Coolant or heat exchange material
425  DF  .~.~> Heat insulating material

DEFINITION

Classification: 376/412

Encased with nonfuel component:

(under subclass 409) Subject matter wherein a material (e.g.,

fluid) or structural element having a reactor function different from that of the fuel (e.g., moderator, heat insulator, coolant) is encased, enclosed, or sealed together with the fuel material within a single container (i.e., a "cladding").