Nuclear - Fuel Cost Savings (IMAGE)
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Fuel pellets sometimes degrade to a sandlike consistency and can disperse into the reactor core if a rod's cladding bursts. ORNL researchers are studying how often this happens and what impact it has, in order to let reactors operate as long as possible without increasing risk.
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Jaimee Janiga/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy
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