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€20M European research alliance focuses on liquid metals; energy applications

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Liquid metals can store energy in large quantities and dissipate heat effectively. Their thermal conductivity is 50 to 100 times higher than the thermal conductivity of water; and they continue to stay liquid in a broad range of temperatures. That’s why liquid metals are best suited to cool down highly energetic processes.

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meters long, weigh 62 kilograms, and store 3 kilowatt-hours. Centrus Energy To generate power, old-school light-water nuclear reactors use oxide fuel, which consists of ceramic pellets of uranium oxide, arranged end-to-end to form rods that are clad in zirconium alloy. The fuel is enriched to about 4.8 percent U-235.

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