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In a nuclear power plant, the nuclear reaction is kept from going critical by keeping the rate of reaction safe how to do the control rod figure into this.

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The control rods absorb excess neutrons, keeping them from causing too many uranium atoms to split too quickly.

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The control rods absorb some of the neutrons that are
flying around, so those neutrons don't get to smash into
more Uranium nuclei and start more fissions.

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