Open AccessTHE EFFECT OF IONIZING RADIATION ON U6+ -PHASES
Author(s) -
Satoshi Utsunomiya,
Rodney C. Ewing
Publication year - 2005
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/859403
Subject(s) - uraninite , actinide , ionizing radiation , uranium , spent nuclear fuel , oxidizing agent , radiochemistry , chemistry , radionuclide , radioactive waste , corrosion , radiation , nuclear chemistry , materials science , irradiation , metallurgy , nuclear physics , physics , organic chemistry
U{sup 6+}-minerals commonly form during the alteration of uraninite and spent nuclear fuel under oxidizing conditions. By the incorporation of actinides and fissiogenic elements into their structures, U{sup 6+}-minerals may be important in retarding the migration of radionuclides released during corrosion of spent nuclear fuel. Thus, the stability and the structural transformation of the U{sup 6+}-minerals in radiation fields are of great interest