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Meaning of "control rod" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CONTROL ROD

control rod play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTROL ROD

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Control rod is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONTROL ROD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

control rod

Control rod

A control rod is a rod used in nuclear reactors to control the rate of fission of uranium and plutonium. They are made of chemical elements capable of absorbing many neutrons without fissioning themselves, such as boron, silver, indium and cadmium. Because these elements have different capture cross sections for neutrons of varying energies, the compositions of the control rods must be designed for the neutron spectrum of the reactor it is supposed to control. Light water reactors and heavy water reactors operate with "thermal" neutrons, whereas breeder reactors operate with "fast" neutrons.

Definition of control rod in the English dictionary

The definition of control rod in the dictionary is one of a number of rods or tubes containing a neutron absorber, such as boron, that can be inserted into or retracted from the core of a nuclear reactor in order to control its rate of reaction.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTROL ROD

control chart
control column
control command
control commands
control experiment
control freak
control freakery
control grid
control group
control key
control knob
control mark
control panel
control point
control room
control stick
control surface
control system
control tower
control unit

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTROL ROD

Aaron´s rod
con rod
connecting rod
curtain rod
divining rod
dowsing rod
fishing rod
fly rod
fuel rod
hot rod
king rod
lightning rod
measuring rod
piston rod
retinal rod
stair rod
tie rod
track rod
trout rod
welding rod

Synonyms and antonyms of control rod in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «control rod» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONTROL ROD

Find out the translation of control rod to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of control rod from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «control rod» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

控制杆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

barra de control
570 millions of speakers

English

control rod
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नियंत्रण रॉड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قضيب التحكم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шток
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

haste de controlo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিয়ন্ত্রণ rod
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tige de commande
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rod kawalan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Steuerstange
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

制御棒
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

제어봉
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rod kontrol
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thanh điều khiển
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கட்டுப்பாட்டு வட்டம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नियंत्रण रॉड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kontrol çubuğu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

asta di comando
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pręt sterujący
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шток
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tijă de control
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ράβδο ελέγχου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beheer stok
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

styrstav
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kontrollstangen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of control rod

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTROL ROD»

The term «control rod» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.540 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTROL ROD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about control rod

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTROL ROD»

Discover the use of control rod in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to control rod and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Nuclear Engineering Handbook
Control rods are withdrawn adjacent to an inserted fresh fuel assembly to verify subcriticality and predicted excess reactivity of the fuel. The control rod insertion rates on scram are sufficient to protect the reactor against damage in all transients ...
Kenneth D. Kok, 2009
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Influence of Radiation on Material Properties: 13th ...
REFERENCE: Brumbach, S. B., Collins, P. J., and Oliver, B. M., "Measurements of 10B (n,He) Reaction Rates in a Mockup Control Rod in ZPPR," Influence of Radiation on Material Properties: 13th International Symposium, ASTM STP 956,  ...
F. A. Garner, C. H. Henager, Naohiro Igata, 1987
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Dynamics and Control in Nuclear Power Stations
The scram system of all ABB Atom Boiling Hater Reactors is based on control rod insertion activated by the release of pressurized gas (nitrogen) from a gas tank into a water tank connected via piping to the control rod housing and thus acting  ...
M. H. Butterfield, 1992
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When Science Goes Wrong
When it was recovered, the control rod had nothing attached to its top end. In fact, the very topmost part of the rod had been broken off and was missing. Then workers found this missing part in the attic above the reactor. Attached to this part  ...
Simon LeVay, 2008
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Organizational Maintenance Manual: Tank, Combat, ...
(2) Remove four socket head screws and lock- washers securing elevating and traversing control rod levers to override control shafts. Remove elevating control rod lever and traversing control rod lever from override control shafts (view A).
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Organizational Maintenance Manual for Carrier, Guided ...
2-1541 a. Adjustment. ( 1 ) Release control rod lock (3) and push in to fully disengaged position. (2) Loosen two screws (1 and 4) securing two control rod supports (5) to control rod (6). (3) Position two control rod supports (5) to maintain 1 / 32 ...
7
Dictionary & Thesaurus of Environment, Health & Safety
CONTROL ROD(S) (2556 CONTROL ROD) DA January 3, 1991 BT1 Equipment/ Parts - Nuclear (DOE FRASE Vocabulary) BT2 Equipment BT2 Reactor Components NT1 Gangs NT1 Raincoats RT Control Rod Drive Assembly RT Core(s) SO ...
Us Dept Energy, 1992
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Nuclear Reactor Physics
where ac is the control rod absorption cross section and En is the exponential integral function: E n (g) = ∫ ∞ 1 e−guu−ndu (3.105) The solution to Eq. (3.101) which satisfies Eqs. (3.102) and (3.103) is αcosh(x/L) φ(x)= S0 a [ 1 − α cosh(a/L) + ...
Weston M. Stacey, 2007
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Direct Support, General Support, and Depot Maintenance for ...
d. Hold adjusting screw to prevent it from turning, and tighten locknut. 353. Hydraulic Pump Control Linkago Adjustment (Rofor to Pig. 417) a. Remove cotter pin and yoke pin securing hydraulic -pump front control rod (K) to hydraulic-pump  ...
10
Direct Support, General Support, and Depot Maintenance ...
Handle control rod bent. b. Handle control rod end improperly assembled to handle control rod. c. Elevation control rod bent. d. Elevation control rod length improper. a. Traverse control rod bent. b. Traverse control rod length improper. c.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTROL ROD»

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Scoropion-like robot set to investigate Fukushima reactors 1:58
After crawling over a slight gap and landing on a metal platform, the robot lifted its tail, as if looking up at the bottom of the control rod drive, ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
2
Japan readies robot for nuclear plant test
After crawling over a slight gap and landing on a metal platform, the robot lifted its tail, looking up the bottom of the control rod drive, a structure ... «Northwest Arkansas News, Jul 15»
3
FAA Issues Airworthiness Directives for Bombardier, ATR-GIE …
We are issuing this AD to detect and correct failure of an affected control rod, which, under certain circumstances, could result in reduced ... «Targeted News Service, Jun 15»
4
FAA Issues Airworthiness Directives for Boeing, Airbus
This AD was prompted by play found between the Smart Electro Mechanical Actuator (SEMA) and the control rod during installation work on a ... «Targeted News Service, Jun 15»
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Reactor brought to first criticality after 14-month overhaul
... replacement and upgrade of most sensors used to operate the reactor, and replacement of the control rod drive systems. The overhaul builds ... «Phys.Org, Jun 15»
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FAA Issues Airworthiness Directives for Boeing, Airbus, Six Other …
... the bearing assembly, inspecting the elevator control rod end bearing retainer/dust seals, and replacing or installing new parts as necessary. «Targeted News Service, Jun 15»
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Biweekly Notice: Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating …
Description of amendment request: The amendment would revise the Technical Specifications (TS) Section 3.1.4, "Control Rod Scram Times," based on industry ... «Targeted News Service, Jun 15»
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Reserve gyrocopter crash blamed on corroded part
"Post-accident examination revealed that the flight control rod bearing stud exhibited extensive corrosion, consistent with the crack being ... «NOLA.com, Jun 15»
9
Westinghouse Signs Innovative Control Rod Contract with Long …
The contract encompasses delivery of the control rod design CR 99+ for boiling water reactors (BWRs). CR 99+ is the latest evolutionary design ... «Business Wire, Jun 15»
10
Three Mile Island restarts after repairs made
The plant was taken off-line for electrical repairs to a control rod drive ... And on May 6, when staff shut down the reactor to fix the control rod, ... «PennLive.com, May 15»

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