You have to balance the control rods, the coolant pumping, and the steam output to produce as much power as possible without melting the core. If the reactor were real, the pressure vessel would ...

The Micro–Physics Nuclear Reactor Simulator was developed ... of depletion calculations of the core and transient calculations are available The transient conditions that can be simulated include: ...

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Crews worked round the clock for two weeks, purifying graphite and uranium, arranging the blocks in 57 layers of precise positions, and fitting holes for cadmium control rods. They finished on the ...

from the utilization of individual pumps to the position of the control rods. To play the game, if one can call it that, you must keep the virtual reactor going at peak performance for as long as ...

Main features of a nuclear reactor are explained, with the use of control rods and moderator rods explained in depth. Watch the animation and compare the fission of nuclei to other everyday ...