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3D imaging technique examines nuclear fuel rod corrosion at nanoscale resolution

The cladding tubes of the fuel rods used in nuclear reactors must remain leak-tight—despite the risk of corrosion from the ...
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US swaps nuclear rods for ultra-precise control drums in new reactors

Idaho National Laboratory researchers have built the first microreactor control system in decades, replacing the traditional sliding control rods found in conventional nuclear plants with a set of ...
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Researchers make breakthrough with new type of nuclear fuel rods: 'Realizing the full scientific potential of this material'

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nuclear fuel rods that work more efficiently, last much longer, and minimize nuclear waste may soon help generate more sustainable ...

Nuclear regulators probe fuel assembly installation mishap at Palisades

"There has been no radiological release and no workers or the public have been affected," an NRC spokeswoman said of the incident.
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High-Burnup Nuclear Fuel Rods Delivered for Examination After Having Completed Three Cycles of Commercial Operation

High-burnup fuel rods, manufactured by GE Vernova’s Nuclear Fuel business, Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF), have been delivered to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) ...
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Iran Successfully Tests Domestically Made Nuclear Fuel Rods: State TV

Iranian workers stand in front of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, about 744 miles south of the country's capital of Tehran. Iran has successfully produced and tested fuel rods for use in its nuclear ...
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General Atomics Completes SiGA Cladded Nuclear Fuel Rod Irradiation Testing

Online, December 4, 2024 (Newswire.com) - General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that unfueled nuclear fuel rods using the company's SiGA ® fuel cladding successfully ...
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Fuel rods manufactured by Global Nuclear Fuel to be evaluated at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

High burnup fuel rods, manufactured by Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF, a GE Vernova-led joint venture with Hitachi, Ltd.) have been delivered to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Pacific Northwest ...
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70% Nuclear Rods Damaged on Fukushima Reactor 1, 33% Damaged on Reactor 2, Partial Reactor Core Melting Possible

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO)—the company that runs the Fukushima nuclear plants—says that 70% of the fuel rods have been damaged on the reactor 1 and 33% have been damaged on reactor 2. “The ...
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Thermo-acoustic nuclear fuel rods could scream for help when stressed, preventing nuclear meltdown

It's been more than three years since the Fukushima Daiichi power plant melted down, and despite nearly unlimited interest from the public we still have virtually no idea what's going on in there.
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US nuclear fuel rods endure 3452°F for 120 days, raising reactor safety standards

In a major step forward for nuclear safety, General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has announced the successful completion of a 120-day irradiation testing period for its innovative SiGA ...