सामग्रियों के लिए यह क्यों महत्वपूर्ण है
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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सभी सामग्रियाँ →| सामग्री | यह यहाँ क्या करता है | महत्त्व |
|---|---|---|
| Boron क्रिटिकल | Neutron absorber in control and coolant chemistry | परिभाषित करना |
| Hafnium क्रिटिकल | Control rods | परिभाषित करना |
| Uranium | The fuel | परिभाषित करना |
| Zirconium क्रिटिकल | Fuel-rod cladding | परिभाषित करना |
| Chromium क्रिटिकल | Corrosion resistance in reactor steels | महत्त्वपूर्ण |
| Copper क्रिटिकल | Generator and switchyard | महत्त्वपूर्ण |
| Fluorspar क्रिटिकल | Fluorine for uranium hexafluoride | महत्त्वपूर्ण |
| Gadolinium क्रिटिकल | Burnable neutron poison in fuel | महत्त्वपूर्ण |
| Nickel क्रिटिकल | Alloys for steam generators | महत्त्वपूर्ण |
| Silver क्रिटिकल | Control-rod alloy in some PWR designs | वर्तमान |
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…
