Water on Actinide Dioxide Surfaces: A Review of Recent Progress

Wang, Gaoxue; Batista, Enrique Ricardo; Yang, Ping

doi:10.3390/app10134655

Water on Actinide Dioxide Surfaces: A Review of Recent Progress

Journal Article · Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Applied Sciences

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/app10134655· OSTI ID:1711399

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Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

The fluorite structured actinide dioxides (AnO₂), especially UO₂, are the most common nuclear fuel materials. A comprehensive understanding of their surface chemistry is critical because of its relevance to the safe handling, usage, and storage of nuclear fuels. Because of the ubiquitous nature of water (H₂O), its interaction with AnO₂ has attracted significant attention for its significance in studies of nuclear fuels corrosion and the long-term storage of nuclear wastes. The last few years have seen extensive experimental and theoretical studies on the H₂O–AnO₂ interaction. Herein, we present a brief review of recent advances in this area. We focus on the atomic structures of AnO₂ surfaces, the surface energies, surface oxygen vacancies, their influence on the oxidation states of actinide atoms, and the adsorption and reactions of H₂O on stoichiometric and reduced AnO₂ surfaces. Finally, a summary and outlook of future studies on surface chemistry of AnO₂ are given. We intend for this review to encourage broader interests and further studies on AnO₂ surfaces.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

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OSTI ID:: 1711399

Report Number(s):: LA-UR--20-24006

Journal Information:: Applied Sciences, Journal Name: Applied Sciences Journal Issue: 13 Vol. 10; ISSN 2076-3417

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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