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SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL: RESEARCH NEEDS

Creators

  • 1. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
  • 2. Univ. of Michigan, MI (United States)

Description

The power point slide presentation highlights the major elements of research targeted by the Office of Science and Technology and International of the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management and including recent advances. Conclusions shared were U6+-phases with 239Pu (1 wt.%) may accumulate substantial radiation doses (∼1.0 displacement per atom) during 100,000 years. Under oxidizing conditions, multiple cycles of radiation-induced decomposition to UO2 followed by alteration to U6+-phases may lead to the loss of incorporated radionuclides

Availability note (English)

Available from INIS in electronic form; Also available from OSTI as DE00883026; PURL: https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/883026-MPffWm/

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Additional details

Identifiers

URL
https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/883026-MPffWm/;

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
32 p.
Report number
MOL--20051122.0395

Conference

Title
15. Goldschmidt Geochemistry Conference
Dates
20-25 May 2005
Place
Moscow, ID (United States)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
38011934
Subject category
S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
INFORMATION NEEDS; NUCLEAR FUELS; PLUTONIUM 239; SPENT FUELS; URANIUM DIOXIDE
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CHALCOGENIDES; ENERGY SOURCES; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; FUELS; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; MATERIALS; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEI; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTOR MATERIALS; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM OXIDES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
DC--46171; AC--08-91RW00134
Funding organization
US Department of Energy (United States)