Oxidation of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) with undetected cladding defects during dry storage
might challenge its integrity if high oxygen-content uranium oxides (U 3 O 8), characterized …

The rate and extent of the air oxidation of UO 2 are of paramount importance due to its
relevance in the management of spent nuclear fuel at dry storage facilities. In particular, the …

A fundamental question concerning the chemical state of uranium in the binary oxides UO2,
U4O9, U3O7, U3O8, and UO3 is addressed. By utilizing high energy resolution fluorescence …

A comprehensive analysis of X-ray absorption data obtained at the UL 3-edge for a
systematic series of single-valence (UO2, KUO3, UO3) and mixed-valence uranium …

We report that by using crystal optics and laboratory-based X-ray source, one may perform
easily X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) state-of-the-art measurements at the UL 3 …

We report the structural properties of ultra-small ThO2 and UO2 nanoparticles (NPs), which
were synthesized without strong binding surface ligands by employing a covalent organic …

The study of uranium oxides at different conditions is of paramount importance in the nuclear
field, especially regarding characterization of the spent nuclear fuel behavior in dry storage …

Within the development of future nuclear reactors, wet chemistry routes have been
investigated for the fabrication of advanced oxide fuels. In this frame, a multiparametric study …

Although the principal physical behaviour of a material is inherently connected to its
fundamental crystal structure, the behaviours observed in the real-world are often driven by …

Highly crystalline UO2 nanoparticles (NPs) with sizes of 2–3 nm were produced by fast
chemical deposition of uranium (IV) under reducing conditions at pH 8–11. The particles …