Liquid Poison - Ekitai Poison

Japanese: 液体ポイズン - えきたいぽいずん
Liquid Poison - Ekitai Poison

…Substances with a large neutron absorption cross section are used as neutron absorbers. Specific uses include forming them into rods or plates and inserting them into the reactor core (commonly called control rods), or dissolving them in the coolant (commonly called liquid poison). Materials used include cadmium, boron, and hafnium. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "liquid poison" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…中性子吸収材としては中性子吸収断面積の大きな物質が使用される。具体的使用法には,これを棒状または板状に成形したものを炉心に出し入れする場合(これを一般に制御棒と呼ぶ)と,冷却材に溶かして使用する場合(これを一般に液体ポイズンという)がある。物質としてはカドミウム,ホウ素,ハフニウムなどが使用される。…

※「液体ポイズン」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

<<:  Liquid laser - Liquid laser

>>:  Liquid Helium II - Equilibrium Helium

Recommend

Anthemis

...A cold-resistant perennial plant of the Astera...

Diabetes

What kind of disease is it? ●Main symptoms and cou...

Keratinization - Kakuka

〘Noun〙 = Kakushitsuka (keratinization) ※ Cosmetics...

Ali Baba

The protagonist of the Arabic tale "Ali Baba ...

House, Edward Mandell

Born July 26, 1858 in Houston, Texas [Died] March ...

Envoys to the Sui Dynasty

In the early 7th century, when Prince Shotoku was...

Pompidou

French politician. Graduated from the Ecole Normal...

Rope - rope (English spelling)

An industrial rope made of twisted fibers or stee...

Leuco Compounds - Leuco Compounds

Leuco- is a prefix derived from the Greek word me...

Artisan Song Contest - Shokunin Utaawase

This is a fictitious poetry contest in which peopl...

Village Map - Muraezu

In the early modern period, these were maps made f...

Colloid rocket

…In recent years, practical examples of resistoje...

Preston, Lewis Thompson

Born: August 5, 1926, New York, New York [Died] Ma...

Room to maneuver - room to maneuver

In early modern Japan, this refers to farmland tha...

First pain

…The peripheral nerve fibers that transmit stabbi...