In the late 1990s, Metamic庐 emerged to become the nuclear power industry鈥檚 definitive solution to the age-old problem of neutron absorber performance. The mechanical properties of Metamic庐 have fueled its use to rehabilitate spent fuel storage racks with malperforming neutron absorbers and propelled its use in the latest generation of high-density fuel storage racks. All active cask designers have sought (and some have already received) the NRC鈥檚 approval to equip their fuel baskets with Metamic庐. Metamic庐 is being used virtually exclusively in the U.S. in wet storage applications to avert the physical stability problems of the old generation neutron absorbers.
Conceived and developed in the Reynolds Metal 澳门六合彩开奖结果2023鈥檚 research laboratories, Metamic庐 was tested ad nauseam for its adequacy by the Electric Power Research Institute in the late 1990s and subsequently by cask system designers. conducted a 4 year testing program ending in 2003 and incorporated Metamic庐 in the company鈥檚 wet and dry product lines. Metamic庐 is a fitting symbol of American ingenuity and an apt affirmation of the adage, 鈥渘ecessity is the mother of invention鈥�. In addition to serving as the ultimate device to ensure reactivity control whether in a plant鈥檚 fuel pool, in a dry storage cask, or in the long-term repository, Metamic庐 also holds out the promise to become a preferred material in the aircraft, automobile, and other industries where a high strength-to-weight ratio, good ductility and weldability (all strong points of Metamic庐 are considered premium material attributes).