2. Description of absorbent materials used
2.1 Silver alloy – indium – cadmium (AIC)
2.1.1 Material characteristics
The compactness of pressurized water reactors (PWRs) enabled them to be installed in the first nuclear-powered submarines (Nautilus). The control devices were hafnium-based rods: the scarcity of this material in the 1960s led to the search for a material with equivalent thermal neutron spectrum efficiency for civilian power reactors (see figure
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Conclusion and outlook
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