Possible control of neutron flux by molecular layered compounds

Many technical solutions have been proposed for controlling the neutron flux in a reactor, among them, controlling by means of channels filled with neutron absorbers in various states of aggregation. The present paper considers the possibility of employing channels filled with layered structures of neutron-transparent and neutron-absorbing substances whose content is determined by the constant of a two-phase equilibrium reaction which is temperature-dependent. 12 refs