ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal
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Uranium minerals related to geochemical storage of spent nuclear fuels: a powder neutron diffraction study
Abstract: The safe storage of spent nuclear fuels is a complex challenge that belies a simple solution. The biggest scientific challenge is that storage must be over long periods of time, and knowledge of how the complex and interlinked chemistry changes is important to build robust safety cases for underground storage. One important uranium compound is studtite, [UO2(O2)(H2O)2].2H2O which dehydrates to metastudtite [UO2(O2)(H2O)2]. There are subtle structural changes that may impact on the chemical behaviour. In this project we aim to look at the dehydration using powder neutron diffraction to precisely locate the light atoms (oxygen and hydrogen) and explore these structural effects.
Public release date: 23 May 2024
Principal Investigator: Dr Robert Baker
Local Contact: Dr Dominic Fortes
Experimenter: Mr Samuel Edwards
DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1820012-5
Parent DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1820012
ISIS Experiment Number: RB1820012
Part Number: 5
Date of Experiment: 22 May 2021
Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
Data format: RAW/Nexus
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