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The zirconium connection (1979)
| Author | D.M.Pisello |
| Date | April 1979 |
| Classification | 6.01.3.10/74 (NUCLEAR SAFETY - REACTORS - GENERAL) |
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From the publication:
The Zirconium Connection by Daniel M. Pisello, Ph.D. The vast majority of nuclear power reactors in the world are operating with a fatal design flaw, The design flaw is that no material exists which can safely clad the uranium fuel, Yet the fuel must be sheathed in cladding in order for these reactors to function. The material currently used for this purpose is an alloy of the metal zirconium. This alloy has the dangerous property of reacting explosively with water under a variety of conditions likely to occur in water cooled reactors. The danger we face is inevitable nuclear disaster. Because of the zirconium cladding each of these reactors runs a high risk of of violent chemical explosion and subsequent release of radioactivity on a catastrophic scale. There is however no material which can be used to replace the zirconium effectively.
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