Key term for Edexcel GCSE Physics, used in Nuclear Fusion.
Rods made of materials like boron or cadmium that absorb excess neutrons to maintain a steady rate of fission in a reactor.
Control rods appears in Edexcel GCSE Physics revision content for Radioactivity, especially Nuclear Fusion and Fusion vs Fission.
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Radioactivity
Nuclear Fission • Chain Reaction Principle
