scholarly journals On the mechanical stability of uranyl peroxide hydrates: implications for nuclear fuel degradation

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (96) ◽  
pp. 79090-79097 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippe F. Weck ◽  
Eunja Kim ◽  
Edgar C. Buck

The mechanical properties and stability of studtite, (UO2)(O2)(H2O)2·2H2O, and metastudtite, (UO2)(O2)(H2O)2, were investigated using density functional perturbation theory.

2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (43) ◽  
pp. 18769-18779 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippe F. Weck ◽  
Eunja Kim ◽  
Veena Tikare ◽  
John A. Mitchell

The elastic properties and mechanical stability of zirconium alloys and zirconium hydrides have been investigated within the framework of density functional perturbation theory. Results show that the lowest-energy Pn3̄m δ-ZrH1.5 phase is not mechanically stable.


2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (38) ◽  
pp. 385402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Friedrich ◽  
Arthur Riefer ◽  
Simone Sanna ◽  
W G Schmidt ◽  
Arno Schindlmayr

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