by displacement of a fluid or fluent neutron-absorbing material

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Control of nuclear reaction > by application of neutron-absorbing material, i.e. material with absorption cross-section very much in excess of reflection cross-section > by displacement of a fluid or fluent neutron-absorbing material

Classification Context

Section:: PHYSICS
Class:: NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
Subclass:: NUCLEAR REACTORS