Fuel element failure
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fuel-element-failure-266-13738059
title:
Fuel element failure
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A fuel element failure is a rupture in a nuclear reactor's fuel cladding that allows the nuclear fuel or fission products, either in the form of dissolved radioisotopes or hot particles, to enter the reactor coolant or storage water. The de facto standard nuclear fuel is uranium dioxide or a mixed uranium/plutonium dioxide. This has a higher melting point than the actinide metals. Uranium dioxide resists corrosion in water and provides a stable matrix for many of the fission products; however, t
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Rupture of fuel cladding
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_element_failure
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2023-07-17T20:50:10Z
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