Oxygen potential of neodymium-doped U0. 817Pu0. 180Am0. 003O2±x uranium–plutonium–americium mixed oxides at 1573, 1773, and 1873K

R Vauchy, T Sunaoshi, S Hirooka, S Nakamichi… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2023 - Elsevier
Oxygen potentials of U 0.817 Pu 0.180 Am 0.003 O 2±x incorporating 10 and 20 mol% of
neodymium (Nd/Metal) were investigated by thermogravimetry at 1573, 1773, and 1873 K …

Improved doping and densification of uranium oxide microspheres using starch as pore former

G Colak, G Leinders, J Vleugels, R Delville… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2023 - Elsevier
A hybrid route combining internal gelation and a single-step infiltration was investigated to
prepare U 1-y Nd y O 2-x sintered microspheres as a surrogate for U 1-y Am y O 2-x …

Cation-heterogeneity in internally gelated U1-zCezO2-x, 0.15≤ z≤ 0.3 microspheres

S Uygur, R Delville, C Schreinemachers… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2023 - Elsevier
Internal gelation of aqueous mixtures of metal (M= Ln, An) nitrate with Uranyl Nitrate is
generally assumed to yield cation homogeneity and a fluorite type single phase U 1-z M z O …

Infiltration of porous uranium oxide microspheres prepared by internal gelation

G Colak, G Leinders, R Delville, F Jutier… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2022 - Elsevier
Process conditions for the fabrication of porous uranium oxide microspheres prepared via
internal gelation were assessed. To improve conditions for the application of infiltration …

Thermodynamic and Structural Modelling of Non-Stoichiometric Ln-Doped UO2 Solid Solutions, Ln = {La, Pr, Nd, Gd}

VL Vinograd, AA Bukaemskiy, G Modolo… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Available data on the dependence of the equilibrium chemical potential of oxygen on
degrees of doping, z, and non-stoichiometry, x, y, in U1-z Ln z O2+ 0.5 (xy) fluorite solid …

Manufacturing and characterization of simulated fission product (FP)-doped uranium–plutonium mixed oxide solid solutions (FP= Zr, Nd, Sm, and Gd)

R Vauchy, S Hirooka, Y Horii, K Hayashizaki… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Seven uranium–plutonium mixed oxides (MOX) comprising 10 and 20 mol% of solid
simulated fission products (FPs) were prepared via powder metallurgy. Zirconium …

Ammonium Polyuranates: Old Dog, New Structural Tricks

E Gerber, AD Krot, VV Chernyshev, AL Trigub… - Inorganic …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The crystal structure of ammonium polyuranates x UO 3· y NH 3· z H 2 O has been
investigated. Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) has been employed to define single-phase …

Si-contamination driven phase evolution in Nd-doped UO2 porous microspheres

G Colak, G Leinders, R Delville… - Ceramics …, 2024 - Elsevier
The distribution of neodymium dopant (as surrogate for americium) within the porous
network of sintered (U, Nd) O 2 microspheres prepared via a sol-gel infiltration technique …

Usage of cellulose ashless filter paper for direct denitration to fabricate high density (U0. 7Ce0. 3) O2 pellets with homogeneous U/Ce cation distribution

S Uygur, R Delville, G Leinders, N Vanhove… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2025 - Elsevier
Direct thermal denitration of aqueous mixtures of metal (M= Ln, An) nitrate with uranyl nitrate
have been widely reported to result in glassy (mixed) oxide chunks. Due to the very low …

Hydrolysis of uranyl‐, Nd‐, Ce‐ions and their mixtures by thermal decomposition of urea

C Schreinemachers, O Bollen… - European journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The hydrolysis of uranyl‐, Nd‐and Ce‐cations, induced by thermal decomposition of urea
was investigated and the impact of the urea content and the experiment temperature on the …