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BLACK CONTROL ROD [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
DEF

A control board made of materials that capture neutrons at a very high rate.

OBS

black control rod: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
DEF

Barre de commande constituée de matériaux absorbant les neutrons, et qui contribuent au contrôle de la criticité du réacteur nucléaire.

OBS

barre de commande : Barre ou ensemble de tiges solidaires mobiles, contenant une matière absorbant les neutrons et qui, suivant sa position dans le coeur d'un réacteur nucléaire, influe sur sa réactivité.

Spanish

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