Nuclear Fuel Rods Storage #1
by Arcady Zakharov/science Photo Library
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Nuclear Fuel Rods Storage #1
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Arcady Zakharov/science Photo Library
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Photograph - Photograph
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Nuclear fuel rods storage, abstract image. Uranium fuel rods being stored under distilled water after being removed from a research nuclear reactor. The core of a nuclear reactor contains rods of nuclear fuel which undergo nuclear fission, releasing large amounts of energy and radiation. The blue glow is Cerenkov radiation, emitted when energetic charged particles travel faster through water than light. Nuclear reactors are used in research to study the effects of radiation on materials, and for the production of rare and valuable medical and industrial isotopes.
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November 13th, 2019
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