Study sheds light on graphite's lifespan in nuclear reactors
August 14, 2025
August 14, 2025
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news:
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Study sheds light on graphite's lifespan in nuclear reactors
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Graphite is a key structural component in some of the world's oldest nuclear reactors and many of the next-generation designs being built today. But it also condenses and swells in response to radiation -- and the mechanism behind those changes has proven difficu . . .
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Study sheds light on graphite's lifespan in nuclear reactors
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Graphite is a key structural component in some of the world's oldest nuclear reactors and many of the next-generation designs being built today. But it also condenses and swells in response to radiation -- and the mechanism behind those changes has proven difficu . . .