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Nuclear's material demands are unusual: small tonnages of extraordinary specification. Zirconium alloy tubing with hafnium removed, boron and gadolinium for neutron control, and steels qualified to survive decades of radiation damage.
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جميع المواد →| المادة | ما الذي يؤديه هنا | الأهمية |
|---|---|---|
| Boron حرج | Neutron absorber in control and coolant chemistry | تعريف |
| Hafnium حرج | Control rods | تعريف |
| Uranium | The fuel | تعريف |
| Zirconium حرج | Fuel-rod cladding | تعريف |
| Chromium حرج | Corrosion resistance in reactor steels | مهم |
| Copper حرج | Generator and switchyard | مهم |
| Fluorspar حرج | Fluorine for uranium hexafluoride | مهم |
| Gadolinium حرج | Burnable neutron poison in fuel | مهم |
| Nickel حرج | Alloys for steam generators | مهم |
| Silver حرج | Control-rod alloy in some PWR designs | الحاضر |
Boron
An element that makes glass resist thermal shock, fibreglass strong, and — with iron and neodymium — the strongest…
Hafnium
Zirconium's chemical shadow — always found with it, almost impossible to separate from it, and the opposite of it in…
Uranium
A heavy, faintly radioactive metal whose nucleus can be split, releasing about two million times more energy per…
Zirconium
A metal that barely absorbs neutrons, which is why nuclear fuel rods are wrapped in it, and whose sand form is a…
Chromium
The element that makes stainless steel stainless — at about eleven percent chromium, steel grows an invisible film…
Copper
The reddish metal that carries electricity better than anything except silver, and which humans have been smelting…
