US nuclear reactor breakthrough unravels plutonium oxide's secrets
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US scientists have achieved a breakthrough in nuclear fuel research by studying the behavior of liquid plutonium oxide at high temperatures.
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Original Title: US nuclear reactor breakthrough unravels plutonium oxide’s secrets at 3000 K | The research team employed an innovative method by suspending small samples of PuO2 in a gas stream and then heating them with a laser.