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BORON GLASS ROD [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
DEF

A control rod of glass containing the neutron absorber boron.

OBS

It can serve as a burnable absorber.

OBS

boron glass rod: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
DEF

Barre de commande constituée de verre contenant du bore comme absorbeur de neutrons.

OBS

Elle peut servir d'absorbeur consommable.

OBS

barre à bore vitrifié : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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