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Neutron moderator

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Neutron moderator/Definition

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Neutron moderator/Related Articles

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Fast neutron reactor/Definition
...tron]]s, requiring fuel rich in [[fissile material]] and not requiring a [[neutron moderator]].

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Reactor moderator
#REDIRECT [[Neutron moderator]]

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Nuclear reactor
...h fuel modules inside a reactor core. Flowing reactor coolant fluid and a neutron moderator surround the fuel elements in the core. The same material may serve as bot ...utron. A material containing such nuclei which slow down neutrons is a '''neutron moderator'''. Slow neutrons that have a kinetic energy approximately equal to the th

10 KB (1,554 words) - 14:19, 24 January 2023
Neutron
...ining the fissionables. Mechanically inserting or withdrawing numbers of [[neutron moderator]] control rods is the usual method of fine-tuning the neutron generation ra

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Fast neutron reactor
Such a reactor needs no [[neutron moderator]], but requires fuel that is relatively rich in [[fissile material]] when c ...arising from the fact that by far most commercial nuclear reactors use a [[Neutron moderator|moderator]], and fast reactors do not.

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Molten salt reactor
...rine and other halides, fluorine also absorbs fewer neutrons and slows ("[[Neutron moderator|moderates]]") neutrons better. Low-[[valence (chemistry)|valence]] fluoride

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