Rabbit (nuclear)

In the field of nuclear engineering, a rabbit refers to a pneumatically controlled tool used to insert small samples of material inside the core of a nuclear reactor usually for the purpose studying the effect of irradiation on the material. Some rabbits have special linings to screen out certain types of neutrons. (For example, the Missouri University of Science and Technology research reactor uses a cadmium-lined rabbit to allow only high-energy neutrons through to samples in its core.)cite web
date = undated
url = http://nuclear.mst.edu/research/reactor.html
title = "Missouri S&T Nuclear Reactor"
work = Nuclear Engineering
publisher = Missouri University of Science and Technology Nuclear Engineering Department
accessdate = 2008-06-09]

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