absorber

• Sustantivo que designa un material, especialmente en un reactor nuclear, capaz de absorber radiación u otras formas de energía.

A noun referring to a material, especially in a nuclear reactor, that absorbs radiation.

1. Nuclear reactor componentC1formalscientific

   A material used in a nuclear reactor to absorb neutrons and control the rate of the fission reaction.

   Absorbedor de neutrones

   • Control rods act as a neutron absorber in the reactor core.
   • The absorber material is designed to safely capture excess radiation.
   • Engineers replaced the old absorber with a more efficient one.

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