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• Boron — (pronEng|ˈbɔərɒn) is a chemical element with atomic number 5 and the chemical symbol B. Boron is a trivalent nonmetallic element which occurs abundantly in the evaporite ores borax and ulexite. Boron is never found as a free element on… …   Wikipedia

• Boron carbide — Chembox new Name = Boron carbide ImageFile = ImageSize = ImageName = Boron carbide IUPACName = Boron carbide OtherNames = Tetrabor B4 C B4C Black Diamond Section1 = Chembox Identifiers CASNo = 12069 32 8 Section2 = Chembox Properties Formula =… …   Wikipedia

• Control rod — PWR control rod assembly, above fuel element A control rod is a rod made of chemical elements capable of absorbing many neutrons without fissioning themselves. They are used in nuclear reactors to control the rate of fission of uranium and… …   Wikipedia

• Fishing rod — A fishing rod or a fishing pole is a tool used to catch fish, usually in conjunction with the sport of angling, can also be used in competition casting (sport). (Sustenance and commercial fishing usually involves nets). A length of fishing line… …   Wikipedia

• Bamboo fly rod — A bamboo fly rod or a split cane rod is a fly fishing rod that is made from bamboo also referred to as cane. With more than 1,000 different bamboo species and nearly a hundred different kinds, Tonkin Cane ( Arundinaria amabilis or Pseudosasa… …   Wikipedia

• control rod — a neutron absorbing material, as boron or cadmium, in the shape of a rod or other configuration, that can be moved into or out of the core of a nuclear reactor to regulate the rate of fission. [1940 45] * * * …   Universalium

• Brazing — This article is about the metal joining process. For the cooking technique, see braising. Brazing practice Brazing is a metal joining process whereby a filler metal is heated above and distributed between two or more close fitting parts by… …   Wikipedia

• Scram — This article is about nuclear reactors. For other meanings, see Scram (disambiguation). A scram or SCRAM is an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor though the term has been extended to cover shutdowns of other complex operations, such as… …   Wikipedia

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• Nuclear poison — A nuclear poison, also called a neutron poison is a substance with a large neutron absorption cross section in applications, such as nuclear reactors, when absorbing neutrons is an undesirable effect. However neutron absorbing materials, also… …   Wikipedia