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 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 …

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 …

In order to model correctly the corrosion of spent nuclear fuel under disposal conditions, it is
important to understand its behavior in the presence of oxidants. To advance in this …

When in contact with oxidizing media, UO2 pellets used as nuclear fuel may transform into
U4O9, U3O7, and U3O8. The latter starts forming by stress-induced phase transformation …

Uranium oxide microparticles ingestion is one of the potential sources of internal radiation
doses to the humans at accidental or undesirable releases of radioactive materials. It is …

Atomic arrangements in the mixed-valence oxide U3O7 are refined from high-resolution
neutron scattering data. The crystallographic model describes a long-range structural order …

Abstract Oxidation of Accident-Tolerant Fuels (ATF) is important from the nuclear safety point
of view because it could provoke the release of radioactive material. Despite of the use of …

Uranium forms a large number of oxides and its electronic state in them is of great
fundamental interest. We employ X-ray absorption spectroscopy at the U L3 edge to …

Atomization processes are used to produce uranium-based powders for the manufacturing
of dispersion fuel for nuclear research reactors. Whereas this process is considered …