Uranium aerosols are released from uranium-containing materials in high-temperature environments caused by nuclear accidents or other processes. Research on the generation characteristics of uranium under such conditions is an important part nuclear-safety analysis. In this experiment, similarity between metal cerium and material was evaluated aspects particle size distribution source term. Com...

Closeness of electrochemical properties uranium and zirconium makes separation these metals in pyroelectrochemical reprocessing spent nuclear fuels a challenging task. Varying electrode material can change metals’ deposition potentials. The study was aimed at assessing the effect cathode on potentials from 3LiCl–2KCl based melts. Solid (tungsten) liquid (gallium, zinc, Ga–Zn, Ga–Sn Ga–In alloy)...

In the application of UREX+1 process, technetium will be separated together with uranium and iodine within the first process step. After the separation of uranium, technetium and iodine must be immobilized by their incorporation in a suitable waste storage-form. Based on recent activities within the AFCI community, a potential candidate as waste storage form to immobilize technetium is to alloy...

Previous research has shown that multi-principal element alloys (MPEAs) using chromium, molybdenum, niobium, tantalum, titanium, vanadium, and zirconium can form stable body-centered-cubic (BCC) structures across a large temperature region (25°C to 1000°C). This is the same crystal structure as γ-uranium (U), which desirable thermal irradiation behavior in previous alloy fuel research. It hypot...

The use of depleted uranium in armor-penetrating munitions remains a source of controversy because of the numerous unanswered questions about its long-term health effects. Although there are no conclusive epidemiological data correlating depleted uranium exposure to specific health effects, studies using cultured cells and laboratory rodents continue to suggest the possibility of genetic, repro...