"control rods" in German control rods Steuerstäbe Detailed translations for "control rods" control rods control rods(also: absorber rods) Steuerstäbe{masculine plural} We removed the control rods to reinitiate the reaction. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Wir entfernten die Steuerstäbe für einen Neustart. The control rods will have to be calibrated. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Steuerstäbe sind unkalibriert.