Based on the previously reported internal pressure approach and by making use of recent and more accurate experimental measurements on the density, and heat capacity of liquid UO2 up to 8000 K, reliable data on the sound propagation velocity in molten uranium dioxide have been obtained. An equation of state for liquid urania has also been developed which predicts a critical temperature (Tc) 105...

Uranium oxides are fascinating materials not only owing to their technological significance in nuclear fuel applications [1] but also with respect to their dynamical properties [2], valence orbital configuration [3] and elementary excitations [4]. Understanding of the electronic, magnetic and crystal structural properties of uranium dioxide (UO2) was advanced significantly [5,6] after establish...

Radiation induced dissolution of uranium dioxide (UO2) nuclear fuel and the consequent release of radionuclides to intruding groundwater are key-processes in the safety analysis of future deep geological repositories for spent nuclear fuel. For several decades, these processes have been studied experimentally using both spent fuel and various types of simulated spent fuels. The latter have been...

Oxidative dissolution of uranium dioxide (UO(2)) and the subsequent migration of uranium in a subsurface environment and an underground waste disposal have been simulated with reactive transport models. In these systems, hydrogeological and chemical processes are closely entangled and their interdependency has been analyzed in detail, notably with respect to redox reactions, kinetics of mineral...