The application of nanomaterials in energy and environmental fields has recently made
great progress. As a key element in the nuclear industry, the discharge of uranium (U (VI)) …

In order to model the fate and transport of particles following a nuclear explosion, there must
first be an understanding of individual physical and chemical processes that affect particle …

Metaschoepite,[(UO2) 8O2 (OH) 12](H2O) 10, maintained in a high relative humidity (RH)
environment with air initially transformed into an intermediate phase that subsequently was …

Two uranyl peroxides meta-studtite and studtite exist in nature and can form as alteration
phases on the surface of spent nuclear fuel upon water intrusion in a geological repository …

The effects of water vapor and He ion irradiation on the alteration of particles of the uranyl
hydroxide phase metaschoepite,[(UO2) 8O2 (OH) 12](H2O) 10, are determined. Raman …

Identification of radioactive materials is a critical goal of resource exploration, basic actinide
science, and nuclear forensics, and we provide here new insights toward rapid …

Uranyl fluoride (UO2F2) particles (< 20 μm) were subjected to first-of-its-kind analysis via
simultaneous laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) and laser ablation multi …

Abstract ε-UO 3 is an exotic polymorph in the uranium trioxide system with an undetermined
crystal structure and limited optical vibrational spectroscopic data. To improve …

To develop strategies for incorporating transition metal taggants (Fe, Cr, and Ni) into oxide
fuels and to understand how these taggant candidates persist through early fuel cycle …

Raman spectroscopy is a powerful technique for studying nuclear materials. However, it has
been scarcely utilized for nuclear fuel debris. Here, we present a Raman study of several …