Physics A-Level

Emergency shut-down

What Emergency shut-down means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.

Definition of Emergency shut-down

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Rapidly inserts control rods or injects a neutron absorber such as boron to reduce the neutron population and stop the chain reaction.

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