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Noun Concept
Categories: Nuclear reactor safety, Nuclear power plant components, Pressurized water reactors, Alloys
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control rod  control blade  control rods  Nuclear control rod  silver-indium-cadmium
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A steel or aluminum rod that can be moved up or down to control the rate of the nuclear reaction WordNet 3.0
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A steel or aluminum rod that can be moved up or down to control the rate of the nuclear reaction WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Control rods are used in nuclear reactors to control the rate of fission of the nuclear fuel – uranium or plutonium. Wikipedia
Nuclear reactor component Wikidata
Any 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. Wiktionary
IS A
rod
control system
PART OF
nuclear reactor
SAID TO BE THE SAME AS
control rod
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control blade, control rods, Nuclear control rod, silver-indium-cadmium

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