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hubes95

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on: Jul 28, 2018
Control rod material must absorb neutrons.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Where do the conversion losses shown in Figure 7.1 come from?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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billybob123

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Reply #1 on: Jul 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

In order to stop the nuclear reactions, neutrons must be absorbed, and control
rods do that.

Answer to Question 2

No real process is 100 efficient. This inefficiency is the source of such
conversion losses.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 28, 2018
Gracias!

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Excellent

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