Difference between revisions of "Control Rod"
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:left;" |'''Control rods''' can be inserted or removed from the [[Nuclear Fission Reactor|nuclear reactor]] to block the [[neutron]]s released by one [[Fuel Rod|fuel rod]] from reaching another [[Fuel Rod|fuel rod]]. | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:left;" |'''Control rods''' can be inserted or removed from the [[Nuclear Fission Reactor|nuclear reactor]] to block the [[neutron]]s released by one [[Fuel Rod|fuel rod]] from reaching another [[Fuel Rod|fuel rod]]. | ||
|} | |} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===References=== | ||
| + | ====AQA==== | ||
| + | |||
| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008158770/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008158770&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ec31595e720e1529e49876c3866fff6e ''Control rod, boron, page 129, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA ''] | ||
Revision as of 22:35, 3 November 2019
Key Stage 4
Meaning
A control rod is a cylindrical object used in nuclear fission reactors to slow or stop the nuclear reaction.
About Control Rods
 |
Control rods can be inserted or removed from the nuclear reactor to block the neutrons released by one fuel rod from reaching another fuel rod. |