Uranium (U) is of enormous global importance because of its use in energy generation,
albeit with potential environmental legacies. While naturally occurring U is widespread in the …

Separation of actinides from lanthanides is of great importance for the safe management of
nuclear waste and sustainable development of nuclear energy, but it represents a huge …

In the last decade, major conceptual advances in the chemistry of actinide molecules and
materials have been made to demonstrate their distinct reactivity profiles as compared to …

One of the long standing debates in actinide chemistry is the level of localization and
participation of the actinide 5 f valence orbitals in covalent bonds across the actinide series …

Plutonium measurements are essential to the nuclear forensics and safeguards community.
The liquid sampling-atmospheric pressure glow discharge (LS-APGD) microplasma …

Synchrotron radiation (SR) based techniques have been utilized with increasing frequency
in the past decade to explore the brilliant and challenging sciences of actinide‐based …

Studying the bonding nature of uranyl ion and graphene oxide (GO) is very important for
understanding the mechanism of the removal of uranium from radioactive wastewater with …

The redox chemistry of the actinide elements plays a central role in many aspects of nuclear
fission technology including the reprocessing of spent fuel, safe disposal strategies and in …

The storage of spent nuclear fuels for long periods of time in geological repositories is one
proposed solution to the stewardship of legacy, current and future nuclear waste. Recent …

Lanthanide disilicates and oxyapatites have potential roles in high-temperature applications
as thermal (TBC) and environmental barrier coatings (EBC) or possible alteration phases in …