Malzemeler açısından neden önemli
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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Tüm malzemeler →| Materyal | Burada ne işe yarar | Önem |
|---|---|---|
| Boron kritik | Neutron absorber in control and coolant chemistry | Tanımlama |
| Hafnium kritik | Control rods | Tanımlama |
| Uranium | The fuel | Tanımlama |
| Zirconium kritik | Fuel-rod cladding | Tanımlama |
| Chromium kritik | Corrosion resistance in reactor steels | Önemli |
| Copper kritik | Generator and switchyard | Önemli |
| Fluorspar kritik | Fluorine for uranium hexafluoride | Önemli |
| Gadolinium kritik | Burnable neutron poison in fuel | Önemli |
| Nickel kritik | Alloys for steam generators | Önemli |
| Silver kritik | Control-rod alloy in some PWR designs | Günümüz |
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…
