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Idaho National Laboratory studies graphite for use in reactor

Researchers at the Idaho National Laboratory http://www.inl.gov say graphite could play a key role in developing the next generation of nuclear reactors.

In the quest to develop new reactor technology, scientists say few problems are as vexing as the lack of materials that can withstand intense heat the reactors would produce. Temperatures inside such reactors would reach as high as 1,000 degrees Celsius, three times hotter than today’s commercial nuclear reactors. That’s hot enough to compromise present-day core materials in a matter of days.

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