![Interesting as fuck: The graphite "tips" of the RBMK boron rods are actually 4.7m long. Here is how it works and why the graphite tips where there in the first place. : Interesting as fuck: The graphite "tips" of the RBMK boron rods are actually 4.7m long. Here is how it works and why the graphite tips where there in the first place. :](https://external-preview.redd.it/2m8cJxXppc_ggv7tF7MZKPlWCetQ38UjhHUYhhThANk.jpg?auto=webp&s=a98a75aee22087aa6ada8fb6541fbbf67921a1e2)
Interesting as fuck: The graphite "tips" of the RBMK boron rods are actually 4.7m long. Here is how it works and why the graphite tips where there in the first place. :
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Simplified RBMK-1500 heat flow diagram: 1-graphite moderator; 2-fuel... | Download Scientific Diagram
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RBMK Reactors | reactor bolshoy moshchnosty kanalny | Positive void coefficient - World Nuclear Association
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