Control rod

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounAny of a number of steel tubes, containing boron or other neutron absorber, that are inserted into the core of a nuclear reactor in order to control its rate of reaction

Synonyms

rbmk pushrod con rod regulator rodding fit rod radius rod radial shield radioconductor conrod radius arm drawrod

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