Aluminum is currently used in not only research reactor components but also nuclear batteries and spacecraft, and it has been proposed as material for storage containers for nuclear waste. (sciencedaily.com)
Experimental data will allow them to verify the accuracy of computer models that can predict how nuclear reactor components corrode and crack during long - time service. (pnnl.gov)
In November, Jim Malatras, Cuomo's director of state operations, asked the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission to oppose the plant's relicensing, citing «embrittled reactor pressure vessels and fatigued metals on key reactor components» and saying there was no safety evacuation route for the 20 million people living within 50 miles of it in case of a serious accident. (politico.com)