Burnable poisons
Neutron absorbers
Poisons
Burnable absorbers
Burnout poisons
Work cat.: Sanders, C.E. Study of the effect of integral burnable absorbers for PWR burnup credit [ER], 2002: PDF file, p. 1 ("IBAs [integral burnable absorbers] are burnable poisons that are a nonremovable, or integral, part of the fuel assembly once it is manufactured.")
Science dictionary, via WWW, June 27, 2003 (Burnable poison. "A neutron absorber that is incorporated in the fuel or fuel cladding of a nuclear reactor and gradually burns up under neutron irradiation. Also known as burnout poison.")
Hawley's condensed chemical dictionary, 2001 (Burnable poison. "A neutron absorber (poison) such as boron ... that gradually 'burns up' (is changed into nonabsorbing material) under neutron irradiation.")
Defense Technical Information Center thesaurus, 2000 (Burnable poisons; BT [broader term]: Poisons)
International energy : subject thesaurus, 1990 (Burnable poisons; BT [broader terms]: Neutron absorbers, Nuclear poisons)
LC database, June 27, 2003 (title: burnable poisons)
E-mail from J.C. Wagner, ORNL, co-author of the work cat., May 30, 2003 ("burnable absorber" and "burnable poison" are synonymous)
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