US PATENT SUBCLASS 376 / 435
.~.~.~ Wherein the fissile content varies radially or axially across the pack or bundle

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

409  DF  FUEL COMPONENT STRUCTURE {10}
426  DF  .~ Plural fuel segments or elements {8}
434  DF  .~.~ In pack or bundle {10}
435.~.~.~ Wherein the fissile content varies radially or axially across the pack or bundle

DEFINITION

Classification: 376/435

Wherein the fissile content varies radially or axially across the pack or bundle:

(under subclass 434) Subject matter wherein the amount or concentration of fissile* material varies radially and/or axially across the pack or bundle.

(1) Note. The variation of fissile isotope includes the use of one fissile isotope, e.g., plutonium 239 in some fuel members, and another fissile isotope, e.g., Uranium 235, in other fuel members.