Sunday, July 28, 2013

New fuel rod coating may prevent future nuclear disasters

A new ceramic coating around nuclear fuel rods may prevent the chemical reaction that caused a build-up of hydrogen in the Fukushima nuclear reactor and later led to an explosion and spreading of nuclear material. In 2011, Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant suffered the worst nuclear...
New fuel rod coating may prevent future nuclear disasters

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