control rod

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Synonyms: control room, control grid, control rods, control o

Antonyms: control room, control grid, control rods, control o

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q615306}} Any of a number of [[steel]] [[tube]]s, containing [[boron]] or other [[neutron]] [[absorber]], that are inserted into the [[core]] of a [[nuclear reactor]] in order to control its rate of reaction.

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