Research on actinide materials, both basic and applied, has been greatly advanced by the
general techniques available from high-intensity photon beams from x-ray synchrotron …

Interfaces including grain boundaries and hetero‐phase interfaces could withstand the
radiation damage via providing sites for trapping the defects. With the urgent demand for …

Uranium has been recognized as one of the most desired radionuclides that has long been
used in reactor. The efficient extraction of uranyl (VI) ions from radioactive effluents and …

The early stage of microstructural evolution of ThO2, under krypton irradiation at 600, 800,
and 1000° C, was investigated using in situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) …

Computing thermal transport from first-principles in UO 2 is complicated due to the
challenges associated with Mott physics. Here, we use irreducible derivative approaches to …

Atomic-scale defects generated in materials under both equilibrium and irradiation
conditions can significantly impact their physical and mechanical properties. Unraveling the …

The treatment of nuclear wastewater generates substantial amount of uranium (U (VI))
contaminated wastewater, along with waste heat. Efficiently extracting U (VI) while …

During reactor operation, nuclear fuels are subject to extreme temperature and irradiation
conditions which can significantly degrade the fuel's thermal transport properties. The …

The development of supramolecular chemistry has always been accompanied by the
innovation of macrocyclic hosts. The synthesis of novel macrocycles with unique structures …

Radiation damage can significantly degrade the thermal conductivity of ThO 2 due to
enhanced phonon-defect scattering. To quantify the effect of radiation-induced defects on …