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Definition of Control rod
1. Noun. A steel or aluminum rod that can be moved up or down to control the rate of the nuclear reaction.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Control Rod
Literary usage of Control rod
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Physics of Plutonium Recycling: A Report by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (1995)
"For CASMO-users we have also appended the corresponding "CRD-card" for this
control rod. Participants using CASMO may feel free to check this. ..."
2. Basic Studies in the Field of High-Temperature Engineering: Second by Nea, Nihon Genshiryoku Kenkyūjo, Nuclear Energy Agency (2002)
"of full core (5 m3) under helium atmosphere and core temperature of 20°C, 120°C
and 250°C respectively, without any control rod being inserted. ..."
3. Nuclear Production of Hydrogen: First Information Exchange Meeting, Paris by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2001)
"The coolant flow control B4C rod is used as the primary control rod (PCR) for
reactor operation, and the gas drive B4C rod is used for the back-up control ..."
4. Motor Vehicle Engineering: The Chassis by Ethelbert Favary (1922)
"Carburetor control shaft bracket screw ' Carburetor control rod. Carburetor control
rod nuts. Carburetor control rod ball joints. ..."
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