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How aluminum oxide's liquid-like properties protect nuclear plants

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 08, 2018 | 10:17 am Energy Uranium 

MIT researchers published a paper this week where they explain that thin layers of solid oxide protective coating for metals can deform as if they were liquid, filling any cracks and gaps as they form. In a press release, the...

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