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Which material is used as controller in a nuclear reactor power generetor?

cadmium


What materials is used as controller in a nuclear reactor power generator?

cadmium


What does reactor mean?

The term reactor refers to a structure in which material can be made to undergo a controlled nuclear reaction. They are used widely in industrial plants.


What is a reactor used for in welders?

Not a nuclear reactor!


Why boron is used in nuclear reactor?

Boron is a very good absorber of neutrons, and it is used in control rods and as a soluble material sometimes, to adjust the reactivity state of the reactor.


Which material is used as a cladding material in nuclear reactor?

Fuel pellets are typically clad in Zircalloy, if that was your question. Especially in water cooled reactors.


What is a Nuclear reactor moisture separator?

This is used in the nuclear reactor that is known as Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) in which heat produced by the nuclear fission in the nuclear fuel allows the light water reactor coolant to boil. Then, the nuclear reactor moisture separator is used to increase the dryness of the produced steam before it goes to the reactor steam turbines.


How did the Nuclear reactor get damiged?

If you are talking about the Nuclear Reactors in Japan, they were damaged because when they lost power, the water pumps used to cool them stopped, and all of the nuclear material overheated.


Will there ever be a nuclear reactor in a plane instead of oil?

Never a nuclear reactor is used in airplanes. However, it is used in submarines.


What is the purpose of boron in nuclear reactors?

Boron is used inside a nuclear reactor inside a control rod which is used to 'soak' up the neutrons inside the nuclear reactor, a control rod can be used to control the rate of fission inside a nuclear reactor.


What is the most widely used nuclear reactor?

The pressurised water reactor (PWR)


What is uranium used for in a nuclear reactor?

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