PRISM's very conductive metal fuel and metal coolant then readily dissipates excess heat without damaging any of its components. (gehitachiprism.com)
An additional feature of metal fuel use in sodium is that the fuel does not chemically react with the coolant compared to oxide fuel pellets which dissolve in high temperature sodium. (gehitachiprism.com)
The agency says the Hanford site in southeastern Washington, which manufactured more than 20 million pieces of uranium metal fuel for nine nuclear reactors near the Columbia River, is its biggest cleanup challenge. (sciencedaily.com)