Early tests show fiber-optic sensors could flag cracks in nuclear fuel storage canisters

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by Phys.org / ScienceDaily (tech) at 15 Oct, 16:40 UTC

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering have partnered with Pittsburgh startup Sensible Photonics, co-founded by Pitt professor Paul Ohodnicki, to develop a fiber-optic ultrasonic acoustic-sensing system that can detect corrosion and cracking in steel nuclear fuel…