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Molten reactor fuel, aka "corium", represents a mixture of mostly uranium dioxide (fuel) and various metals incorporated from containment apparatus. Photo from the VULCANO facility in France.
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From: duralinux@gmail.com (Thu Apr 27 10:38:37 2006) So is that actual fuel for a reactor in the photo? |
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From: bobyjoe (Thu Apr 27 16:34:10 2006) well... duh man its steel (jk) |
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From: duralinux@gmail.com (Mon May 1 12:44:51 2006) Last time I checked steel is NOT reactor fuel... so is that steel or reactor fuel? |
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From: Administrator (admin) (Thu May 4 10:40:42 2006) "Corium" is only formed during a reactor meltdown as a product of the solid fuel fissioning uncontrolably. This super-hot fuel turns into a liquid and melts its way through steel, concrete, and whatever else that might be in contact with it. So it's a mixture of fuel and various building materials. The VULCANO facility I believe can change the proportions of various components to see how corium reacts to different containment/building structures. |
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From: duralinux (Thu May 4 15:56:18 2006) I didn't know there were test facilities that do that... I mean what would happen if a criticality event occured? |
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From: WAG (Thu Aug 10 00:28:19 2006) U-dioxide isn't enriched to "fiss." It can be super-heated to simulate corium. That's what they learned me in skool. |
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From: AndyK (Thu Oct 19 06:03:49 2006) Tho I expect the real corium is more corrosive - radiation has a way of trumping chemical bonds. |
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From: $H@KTI (Fri Mar 9 14:50:50 2007) This Corium stuff burns trough aboud every material,How can their be testacility,s where they actually create this creepy stuff???Isn,t this mad to do??? |
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From: timi (Wed May 14 16:07:59 2008) rofl |
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From: sweet_som (Wed May 28 03:56:22 2008) what is this stuff? |
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From: DpDown (Sun Aug 31 09:53:50 2008) this, my friends, despite looking like corium, is in fact, actually your moms monthly visitor. |
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