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Hi Pat - very cool info! I'll be contacting the author of the reference
book to let them know that Technet has again found an error!

Dave

On Sat, Nov 14, 2015 at 12:00 AM, pat goodyear <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> David, reactors are fission not fusion.  Boron is dissolved in the coolant
> to act with the water moderator to control the rate of neutron production
> to control the rate of fission, hence the power level.   Boron is also used
> in pins for additional safe shutdown margin, when a commercial  reactor is
> started up all control rods are fully withdrawn, then the coolant is
> dilluted until criticality is achieved, then continuiously dilluted to
> compensate for fuel burn up.   in a nutshell!
>
> pat goodyear retired
>
>
>
>
> On Nov 13, 2015, at 11:08, David Hillman <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Here is the Element Quiz Answer
> >
> > The Question:
> > This element's name is derived from an Arabic word. It is an excellent
> > neutron absorber and is a dopant in silicon transistor chips as a current
> > flow regulator. A hydride of this element finds application as a rocket
> > fuel booster. It is used in cosmetics, soaps and adhesives. Which
> element is
> > being described?
> >
> > The Answer:
> > The element is Boron (B)! The element name is derived from the Arabic
> word
> > "bawraq" which means "white borax". Boron rods are used to control the
> rate
> > of fusion in nuclear reactors. Boron has hundreds of commercial uses with
> > most folks being familiar with the boron compound borax. Powdered boron
> is
> > explosive in air.
> >
> >
> > The winner of the quiz is Torsten Hagge, KRISTRONICS GmbH and will get
> the
> > services of Clumpy and Kloumpios for the week.
> >
> > So far Clumpy and Kloumpios have done the following:
> >
> > Past Quiz winners/tasks:
> > Week 1 Dick Krug,  Spartan Complex Systems
> > Week 2 Laura Turbini, IRC
> > Week 3 James Head, Crowcon Detection Instruments Limited
> > Week 3 Pat Goodyear, PGE
> > Week 4 Joe Russeau, Precision Analysts Laboratory
> > Week 5 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security
> > Week 6 Steve Gregory
> > Week 7 Phil Kinner
> > Week 8 Brian Ellis
> > Week 9 James Head,Crowcon Detection Instruments Limited
> > Week 10 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> > Week 11 Keith Calhoun, Sopark Corp
> > Week 12 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Elektronik
> > Week 13 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> > Week 14 Brian Ellis
> > Week 15 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security
> > Week 16 Steve Gregory
> > Week 17 Phil Kinner
> > Week 18 Ian Braddock, MBDA Systems
> > Week 19 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> > Week 20 Denny Fritz, SAIC
> > Week 21 Amol Kane
> > Week 21 Dewey Whittaker, Honeywell
> > Week 21 David Bealer, Watch Fire Sign
> > Week 22 Phil Kinner
> > Week 23 Guy Ramsey, RD Circuits
> > Week 24 Mark Kostinovsky, Schlumberger
> > Week 25 Keith Calhoun, SoparkCorp
> > Week 26 Paul Reid, PWB Interconnect Solutions Inc
> > Week 27 Greg Munie, IPC
> > Week 28 Steve Gregory
> > Week 29 Gus Trakas, Viasystems
> > Week 29 Steve Creswick
> > Week 30 Robert Welch,Moog Component Group
> > Week 31 Heidi Havelka, Interplex Sunbelt
> > Week 32 Raye Rivera, Canoga Perkins
> > Week 33 Steve Creswick
> > Week 34 Dewey Whittaker, Honeywell
> > Week 35 Don Vischulis
> > Week 36 Greg Munie, IPC
> > Week 37 Larry Dzaugis
> > Week 37 Bonus Question Steve Mikell
> > Week 38 Curt McNamara, Logic PD
> > Week 38 Bonus Question Dewey Whittaker, Honeywell
> > Week 39 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> > Week 40 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> > Week 40 Ron Feyereisen, Sigmatron Int.
> > Week 41 Steve Gregory
> > Week 42 Steve Mikell
> > Week 43 Mark Kostinovsky, Schlumberger
> > Week 44 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> > Week 44 Eddie Hofer, Rockwell Collins
> > Week 45 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> > Week 46 Joe Russeau, Precision Analysts Laboratory
> > Week 47 Phil Bavaro,L-3 Communications
> > Week 48 Brian Ellis
> > Week 49 Leland Woodall,CSTech
> > Week 49 Drew Meyer, Benchmark Electronics
> > Week 50 Greg Munie, IPC
> > Week 51 Karen Tellefsen.
> > Week 52 Greg Munie, IPC
> > Week 53 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> > Week 54 Phil Bavaro, L-3 Com.
> > Week 55 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc. deferred to Richard Stadem, GD,
> > Week 56 Carl Van Wormer, Cipher Engineering LLC
> > Week 57 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc
> > Week 58 Leland Woodall, CSTech, Inc.
> > Week 58 Bonus Question Robert Wolfe
> > Week 59 Greg Munie, IPC
> > Week 60 Graham Collins, Sunsel Systems
> > Week 61 James Head, Crowcon Detection Instruments Limited
> > Week 62 Leland Woodall
> > Week 62 Brien Bush, Cirtronics
> > Week 63 Pat Goodyear, PGE
> > Week 64 Ed Popielarski
> > Week 65 Jim West, N.S. International
> > Week 66 Brian Ellis
> > Week 67 Ravinder Ajmani, HGST
> > Week 68 Robert Wolfe
> > Week 69 Joe Russeau, PAL.
> > Week 69 Leland Woodall, Keihin North America
> > Week 70 Jim West, N.S. International
> > Week 71 Steve Gregory
> > Week 72 Bhanu Sood, CALCE
> > Week 72 Ed Popielarsk
> > Week 72 Robert Welch, Moog Component Group
> > Week 73 Torsten Hagge, Kristronics GmbH
> > Week 74 Greg Munie, IPC
> > Week 75 Doug Pauls, Rockwell Collins
> > Week 76 Graham Collins, Sunsel Systems
> > Week 77 Robert Kondner, Index Designs
> > Week 77 Bonus Brien Bush, Cirtronics
> > Week 78 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> > Week 79 Denny Fritz, SAIC
> > Week 80 Brian Ellis
> > Week 81 Mordechai Kirshenbaum
> > Week 81 Jim West, N.S. International
> > Week 82 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc
> > Week 82 Robert Welch, Moog Components Group
> > Week 83 James Head, Crowcon Detection Instruments Limited
> > Week 84 Mike Fenner
> > Week 85 Steve Gregory
> > Week 86 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security
> > Week 87 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Elektronik
> > Week 88 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> > Week 89 Avni Selim Ozcukurlu, Aselsan Inc.
> > Week 90 Pat Goodyear, PGE
> > Week 91 Mordechai Kirshenbaum
> > Week 92 Greg Munie, IPC
> > Week 93 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> > Week 93 Mike Fenner
> > Week 94 John Maxwell
> > Week 95 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> > Week 95 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security
> > Week 96 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security
> > Week 96 bonus Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> > Week 97 Dick Krug, Spartan Brooksville LLC
> > Week 98 Juliano Ribeiro, DATACOM
> > Week 99 Torsten Hagge, KRISTRONICS GmbH
> > Week 100 Denny Fritz, SAIC
> > Week 101 Mark Kostinovsky, Schlumberger
> >
> > Week 102 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security
> > - The boys that they can join me next week in Perdido Key, FL and help me
> > with my golf game. I going to be on vacation so the boys can relax on the
> > beach or come with me and help me get that elusive Hole-in-One that I've
> > been trying to bag for the last 40 years!!!
> >
> > Week 102 Robert Welch, Moog Components Group
> > - assisted with ????
> >
> > Week 102 Bonus Question David Bealer, Watch Fire Sign
> > - assisted with ????
> >
> > Week 103 Torsten Hagge, KRISTRONICS GmbH
> > -assisted with ????
> >
> >
> > Everyone have a safe week.
> >
> > Dave Hillman
> > Rockwell Collins
> > [log in to unmask]
> > Data Credit Note: the information in the Element Quizzes is taken from
> > several published sources including The History and Use of Our Earth's
> > Chemical Elements by R. Krebs and Nature's Building Blocks by J. Emsley.
> >
> >
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