A reactivity control rod adapted to be used in a reactor core of a fast
reactor and disposed at a substantially central portion of the reactor
core for controlling a reactivity therein. The reactivity control rod
includes a wrapper tube surrounded by a plurality of fuel rods in a
reactor core, and a plurality of neutron absorber rods arranged in the
wrapper tube. At least one of the plurality of neutron absorber rods
includes a cladding tube and a mixture filled in the cladding tube. The
mixture is composed of a neutron absorber that absorbs a neutron and a
neutron moderator that moderates the neutron.