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  1. patrick19

    question about PWR control strategy and history thereof

    In normal power operation, PWR light water reactors are apparently usually controlled by varying poison level (boron/boric acid) in the coolant/moderator water - not by moving the control rods, which are only used for startup and shutdown. (The coolant flow rate at power does not change...
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