control-rod

Noun

Meaning

a steel or aluminum rod that can be moved up or down to control the rate of the nuclear reaction

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control rod

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Absorbing more neutrons in a control rod means that there are fewer neutrons available to cause fission, so pushing the control rod deeper into the reactor will reduce its power output, and extracting the control rod will increase it. Source: Internet

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