(Research activities in actinide chemistry and small angle scattering research)

Technical Report · Thu Aug 16 04:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:6713026

Toth, L M

The purpose of this trip was twofold -- first, to visit two laboratories (in France and Germany) and to discuss actinide research activities sponsored by DOE's Office of Basic Energy Sciences; and, second, to attend the VIII International Meeting on Small Angle Scattering (in Leuven, Belgium) where the traveler would present a paper on ORNL research. The visits to the two laboratories were motivated by a mutual interest in maintaining an environment where basic research of common interest could be freely discussed. We have exchanged visits with these laboratories in the past, and many of their staff members are well-known by ORNL personnel. With changing programs at the various laboratories, we have witnessed an increasing interest from these laboratories, especially from the French, in the research conducted within Chemical Technology Division. With the current trends in programs and regulations, it was anticipated that the sharing of results in actinide research would be beneficial. The International Small-Angle Scattering Meeting occurs approximately every 3 years, and representatives from all the leading centers in the world customarily attend. Our objectives were to advertise both the current results on zirconium hydrous polymers and the future requirements in this field and to establish contacts with leaders in small-angle scattering research. These objectives were very satisfactorily met.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/ER
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6713026
• Report Number(s): ORNL/FTR-3707; ON: DE90015974
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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