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Wigner energy

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Energy stored in the irradiated graphite of a graphite reactor. The graphite atoms located at the interstitials cause this energy storage ( See 'Wigner effect'). At graphite temperatures of more than 250° C these voids recombine releasing energy, the Wigner energy.

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