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Control Rod Absorption

Control Rod Absorption is a neutron absorption mechanism that refers to the process by which control rods, composed of neutron-absorbing materials, selectively capture thermal neutrons in a nuclear reactor to regulate the fission chain reaction.

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Authors

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Dysprosium titanate as an absorber material for control rods

V.D. Risovany, E. E. Varlashova, Dmytro Suslov · Journal of Nuclear Materials · 2000 · 111 citations

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Dysprosium hafnate as absorbing material for control rods

V.D. Risovany, Alexander V. Zakharov, E.M. Muraleva et al. · Journal of Nuclear Materials · 2006 · 74 citations

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Absorber materials for control rod systems of fast breeder reactors

Ph. Dünner, H.-J. Heuvel, M. Hörle · Journal of Nuclear Materials · 1984 · 39 citations

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Integral Fuel Burnable Absorbers with ZrB<sub>2</sub>in Pressurized Water Reactors

Randy L. Simmons, Niel D. Jones, Frank D. Popa et al. · Nuclear Technology · 1988 · 30 citations

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Understanding the behaviour of absorber elements in silver–indium–cadmium control rods during PWR severe accident sequences

R. Dubourg, H. Austregesilo, C. Bals et al. · Progress in Nuclear Energy · 2009 · 29 citations

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Authors

46

  1. VR
    V.D. Risovany

    State Scientific Center - Research Institute of Atomic Reactors, Russia

    3 publications · 199 citations

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  2. AV
    Alexander V. Zakharov

    Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology, Russia

    2 publications · 88 citations

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  3. HH
    H.-J. Heuvel

    Federal Highway and Transport Research Institute, Germany

    1 publications · 39 citations

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  4. MM
    M. Monchanin

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    1 publications · 21 citations

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  5. HG
    Hui Guo

    Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

    1 publications · 25 citations

    1

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Institutions

16

  1. State Scientific Center - Research Institute of Atomic Reactors

    Dimitrovgrad, Russia

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    643 citations

  2. Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives

    Paris, France

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    142 citations

  3. Électricité de France (France)

    Paris, France

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    100 citations

  4. Idaho National Laboratory

    Idaho Falls, United States

    1 h-index

    7 publications

    182 citations

  5. Paul Scherrer Institute

    Villigen, Switzerland

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    87 citations

  6. Institute for Atomic Energy Research

    Budapest, Hungary

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    29 citations

  7. CEA Paris-Saclay

    Gif-sur-Yvette, France

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    42 citations

  8. Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire

    Fontenay-aux-Roses, France

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    116 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Nuclear Materials

    4 publications · 245 citations

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  2. Annals of Nuclear Energy

    2 publications · 51 citations

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  3. Journal of Physics Conference Series

    1 publications · 14 citations

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  4. Progress in Nuclear Energy

    1 publications · 29 citations

    1

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  5. Journal of Nuclear Energy (1954)

    1 publications · 23 citations

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