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Nuclear Power

Combating corrosion in the world’s aging nuclear reactors

Researchers hope to extend reactor lifetimes with advanced methods and materials that guard against degradation caused by harsh conditions

by Mitch Jacoby
September 20, 2020 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 98, Issue 36
A photo looking down into a large commercial nuclear reactor.

Credit: Ruben Sprich/REUTERS/Newscom | Commercial nuclear reactors, like this one in Muehleberg, Switzerland, are made with alloys that resist corroding even after decades of exposure to intense radiation and high-temperature, high-pressure water.

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