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These can consist of actinide-containing solid solutions such as (Am,Zr)N, (Am,Y)N, (Zr,Cm)O 2, (Zr,Cm,Am)O 2, (Zr,Am,Y)O 2 or just actinide phases such as AmO 2, NpO 2, NpN, AmN mixed with some inert phases such as MgO, MgAl 2 O 4, (Zr,Y)O 2, TiN and ZrN. The role of non-radioactive inert phases is mainly to provide stable mechanical behaviour ...
Radiochemistry is the chemistry of radioactive materials, in which radioactive isotopes of elements are used to study the properties and chemical reactions of non-radioactive isotopes (often within radiochemistry the absence of radioactivity leads to a substance being described as being inactive as the isotopes are stable).
Radiochemistry is the chemistry of radioactive materials, where radioactive isotopes of elements are used to study the properties and chemical reactions of non-radioactive isotopes (often within radiochemistry the absence of radioactivity leads to a substance being described as being inactive as the isotopes are stable).
Radioactive decay (also known as nuclear decay, radioactivity, radioactive disintegration, or nuclear disintegration) is the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by radiation. A material containing unstable nuclei is considered radioactive .
Uranium dioxide is a black semiconducting solid. It can be made by heating uranyl nitrate to form UO 2. UO 2 (NO 3) 2 · 6 H 2 O → UO 2 + 2 NO 2 + ½ O 2 + 6 H 2 O (g) This is then converted by heating with hydrogen to form UO 2. It can be made from enriched uranium hexafluoride by reacting with ammonia to form a solid called ammonium ...
The propensity for any two substances to form a solid solution is a complicated matter involving the chemical, crystallographic, and quantum properties of the substances in question. Substitutional solid solutions, in accordance with the Hume-Rothery rules, may form if the solute and solvent have: Similar atomic radii (15% or less difference)
Irradiation of a solution at pH 1.8 soluble Tc(IV) complexes are formed. Irradiation of a solution at pH 2.7 forms a mixture of the colloid and the soluble Tc(IV) compounds. [16] Gamma irradiation has been used in the synthesis of nanoparticles of gold on iron oxide (Fe 2 O 3). [17]
About 30% of the plutonium originally loaded into MOX fuel is consumed by use in a thermal reactor. In theory, if one third of the core fuel load is MOX and two-thirds uranium fuel, there is zero net change in the mass of plutonium in the spent fuel and the cycle could be repeated, but there are multiple difficulties in reprocessing spent MOX ...