Radiation safety and nuclear energy

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Question 21
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Nuclear power stations use nuclear fission to release energy. Inside the nuclear reactor, a chain reaction must be carefully sustained and regulated.

Figure 1 shows a simplified diagram of a nuclear reactor core.

A simplified schematic diagram of a nuclear reactor core.

Explain how the graphite moderator and the boron control rods are used to maintain and safely control the nuclear chain reaction.

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