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Rabbit (nuclear engineering)
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
.
