Identification and Elemental Impurity Analysis of Heterogeneous Morphologies in Uranium Oxides Synthesized from Uranyl Fluoride Precursors

Nizinski, Cody A.; Olson, Jacob; Chalifoux, Aaron M.; Kurtyka, Nick; Athon, Matthew T.; Tenner, Travis; McDonald, IV, Luther W.

doi:10.1021/acsomega.3c00699

Title: Identification and Elemental Impurity Analysis of Heterogeneous Morphologies in Uranium Oxides Synthesized from Uranyl Fluoride Precursors

Journal Article · 01 May 2023 · ACS Omega

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c00699 · OSTI ID:1972263

Nizinski, Cody A. ^[1]; Olson, Jacob ^[2]; Chalifoux, Aaron M. ^[2]; Kurtyka, Nick ^[2]; Athon, Matthew T. ^[3]; Tenner, Travis ^[4];

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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nuclear Engineering Program, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nuclear Engineering Program, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: US Department of Homeland Security (DHS); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001; AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1972263

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-22-32864; PNNL-SA-179879

Journal Information:: ACS Omega, Journal Name: ACS Omega Journal Issue: 19 Vol. 8; ISSN 2470-1343

Publisher:: American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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