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Control rod

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000083

A rod, plate, or tube containing a material such as hafnium, boron, etc., used to control the power of a nuclear reactor. By absorbing neutrons, a control rod prevents the neutrons from causing further fissions.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000083
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Control rod",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "A rod, plate, or tube containing a material such as hafnium, boron, etc., used to control the power of a nuclear reactor. By absorbing neutrons, a control rod prevents the neutrons from causing further fissions.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/control-rod/"
}

Record 83 of 555 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.