Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers have discovered an unusual new type of phase transformation in the transition metal zirconium. The mechanism underlying this new type of phase transition is the first ...
General Physics
Dec 12, 2018
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A team led by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed a safer cladding for nuclear fuel rods.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 13, 2018
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Researchers from the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Russia) have conducted a study on the use of isotopically modified molybdenum as an alternative to zirconium alloys from which nuclear fuel-element casings ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 30, 2018
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Physicists from Tomsk Polytechnic University are creating protective titanium nitride-based coatings for shells of fuel elements (fuel rods) of nuclear reactors. Such shells can significantly reduce hydrogenation of containers ...
Materials Science
May 16, 2017
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(Phys.org)—Due to their electronic and magnetic properties and their association with crystalline and electronic structures under extreme conditions, three-dimensional (3D) Dirac semimetals – that is, materials that possess ...
High-tech metal alloys are widely used in important materials such as the cladding that protects the fuel inside a nuclear reactor. But even the best alloys degrade over time, victims of a reactor's high temperatures, radiation, ...
Materials Science
Mar 29, 2016
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Scientists at the U.S Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University have discovered a new way to generate very low-resistance electric current in a new class of materials. The discovery, ...
General Physics
Feb 8, 2016
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Despite the many similarities between titanium and zirconium, researchers at CEA, CNRS and Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 have demonstrated that plastic deformation develops differently in these two metals. It is commonly ...
Materials Science
Sep 3, 2015
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Despite extensive research efforts, there is still a lack of materials that can render chemical warfare agents harmless quickly and efficiently. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, American scientists have now introduced a ...
Materials Science
May 21, 2015
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Metal alloys such as steel and zirconium that are used in pipes for nuclear reactors and oil fields naturally acquire a protective oxide or sulfide layer. But hydrogen penetration can lead to their breakdown and speed up ...
Materials Science
Oct 28, 2014
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