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Self-Healing Ceramics for Nuclear Safety

Posted by timothy on from the now-with-fewer-pulsating-tumors dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) researchers have used supercomputers to simulate how common ceramics could repair themselves after radiation-induced damages. This is an important discovery because 'materials that can resist radiation damage are needed to expand the use of nuclear energy.' These ceramics, which are able to handle high radiation doses, could improve the durability of nuclear power plants. They also might help to solve the problem of nuclear waste storage. But read more for additional references about how this research could improve nuclear safety."

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  1. FIRST POST! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    FIRST POST!

  2. Homer Simpson is be used in this as he is able to by Joe+The+Dragon · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Homer Simpson is be used in this as he is able to eat nuclear waste and not die from it. There are useing his DNA as well.