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NNadir

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7. Thanks John. I'm looking at nitride fuels in a way...

Reply to John ONeill (Reply #6)

Wed May 1, 2019, 08:41 AM

May 2019

...that to my knowledge has not been explored in any way. Nitrides have certain chemical properties that make them interesting for online recovery of valuable fission products. The thinking is rather elaborate, but you'll have to take my word for it that I believe the cladding an swelling issues that dog many high burn up reactors could use some rethinking.

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Thanks John. I'm looking at nitride fuels in a way... NNadir May 2019 #7

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