Paris — French energy group EDF has reported discovering a significant new crack in a cooling pipe at a nuclear power plant on the Channel coast, in the latest such incident to plague the energy ...
Traditional techniques of converting fossil fuels for heat and power generation and chemical production increase the carbon footprint, harming society and the environment. To mitigate this problem, ...
The average operating age of existing nuclear power plants is increasing and safety and performance of these ageing plants must be achieved by effectively managing material degradations within an ...
A materials expert told Friends of ORNL that advanced nuclear reactors need 21st-century materials to withstand extreme conditions and ensure success.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A tiny crack in a nuclear reactor, skyscraper, bridge or dam can cause catastrophic consequences. The Minneapolis bridge collapse, which killed 13 people in 2007, is just one ...