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The fully-withdrawn control rods begin moving back into the reactor
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Chernobyl

The fully-withdrawncontrol rods begin moving backinto the reactor. These rods are made of...

The fully-withdrawncontrol rods begin moving backinto the reactor. These rods are made of boron,which reduces reactivity, but not their tips. The tips are made of graphite,which accelerates reactivity. Why?

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The fully withdrawn control rods
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begin moving back into the reactor
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These rods are made of boron which reduces reactivity
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but not their tips
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The tips are made of graphite which accelerates reactivity
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Duration
17 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:47:41
Uploaded
Feb 16, 2026
Season
1
Episode
5

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Movie Summary

In April 1986, an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics becomes one of the world's worst man-made catastrophes.