During the past half-century, the nuclear fuel cycle has generated approximately 1400 metric
tons of plutonium and substantial quantities of the “minor” actinides, such as Np, Am, and …

With the increasing demand for the development of nuclear power comes the responsibility
to address the issue of waste, including the technical challenges of immobilizing high-level …

The radiation performance of a variety of complex oxides is predicted on the basis of a
material's propensity to accommodate lattice point defects. The calculations indicate that a …

Ceramics destined for use in hostile environments such as nuclear reactors or waste
immobilization must be highly durable and especially resistant to radiation damage effects …

Annealing of the radiation damage generated in α-decay events is a common phenomenon
in natural zircons. We have studied relationships between radiation damage, age and …

Single crystals of the entire series of A 2 Ti 2 O 7 (A= Sm to Lu, and Y) pyrochlore
compounds were irradiated by 1-MeV Kr+ ions at temperatures from 293 to 1073 K, and the …

This article reviews recent research on swift heavy-ion irradiations and high-pressure
studies on pyrochlores of the Gd2Zr2− xTixO7 binary [1–4]. Applying three complementary …

At high temperatures, lightweight ceramic and aerogel materials have serious problems
such as volume shrinkage, increased density, loss of flexibility, and decreased thermal …

Atomic scale computer simulation has been used to predict activation energies for oxygen
migration. In total, 54 compounds with the A2B2O7 pyrochlore structure were simulated. In …

The isometric pyrochlore structure, A 2 B 2 O 7, is generally susceptible to radiation damage,
but certain compositions are remarkably resistant to radiation damage. In the binary system …