If you’ve ever wanted to operate your own nuclear reactor ... you’ve operated a reactor before. You have to balance the control rods, the coolant pumping, and the steam output to produce ...

His memories of working at a Westinghouse Pressurized Water Reactor ... “nuclear plant” can be seen at a glance, from the utilization of individual pumps to the position of the control rods.

In this context, a company has come up with an innovative idea of setting up a nuclear reactor almost ... and the same methods to control the power (control rods and boron in the coolant fluid).

China could power ahead of the US in the moon race thanks to a few structural differences in its lunar base reactor ... while three boron carbide safety rods and eight rotary control drums ...