Improvements in the determination of attogram-sized 231Pa in dissolved and particulate fractions of seawater via multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry by Pu Zhang, Yanbin Lu, Zhe Zhang, Richard Lawrence Edwards, Robert Anderson, Phoebe Lam

“…(Anal Chem 75(5):1075–1079, 2003. https://doi.org/10.1021/ac026247r ) and extends it to the application of very low levels of actinides, and the 35 ag 231Pa can be measured with a precision of 15%. …”
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Highlighting Recent Crystalline Engineering Aspects of Luminescent Coordination Polymers Based on F-Elements and Ditopic Aliphatic Ligands by Richard F. D’Vries, Germán E. Gomez, Javier Ellena

“…This revision highlights the relationship between the structural variety of CPs based on flexible carboxylate aliphatic ligands and f-elements (lanthanide and actinides) and their outstanding luminescent properties such as solid-state emissions, sensing, and photocatalysis. …”
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Investigation of the Quasi-Binary Phase Diagram FLiNaK-NdF₃ by Peter Mushnikov, Olga Tkacheva, Vladimir Voronin, Vladimir Shishkin, Yuriy Zaikov

“….% at 700 °C; this means that the process of the MA transmutation in the MSR can be carried out in molten FLiNaK with a content of actinides as high as 15–20 mol.% in the temperature range of 550–650 °C.…”
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Feasibility Assessment of Adopting the ADDER Computer Code for the MIT Research Reactor Fuel Management by Garanzini, Maurane

“…The parameters selected for comparison include control blades height, cumulative fission density, integral neutron flux and nuclide inventory (for selected actinides and neutron poisons). The study showed satisfactory agreement between ADDER and MCODE results, with control blades worth differences within the 200 pcm range that corresponds to ± 100 pcm critical search tolerance, and U-235 mass differences remaining below 0.5 g per fuel element at end of cycle. …”
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Plutonium Migration during the Leaching of Cemented Radioactive Waste Sludges by Kathleen A. Law, Stephen Parry, Nicholas D. Bryan, Sarah L. Heath, Steven M. Heald, Darrell Knight, Luke O’Brien, Adam J. Fuller, William R. Bower, Gareth T. W. Law, Francis R. Livens

“…The sludges mainly comprise Mg hydroxide and carbonate phases, contaminated with fission products and actinides, including Pu. Cementation and deep geological disposal is one option for the long-term management of this material, but there is a need to understand how Pu may be leached from the waste, if it is exposed to groundwater. …”
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Research of Relationship Between Fuel Reliability and Iodine Isotope Activity Ratio 131I/133I in PWR Primary Coolant by FU Pengtao;LU Shengbo;LIANG Shan;YANG Xiaohuan;XU Jiehao;ZHOU Wenzhong;HAN Song

“…The statistical results of these operation data show that the higher volume activities of radio-iodine in the primary loops may result from the dissemination of actinides due to secondary hydriding from the previous cycles and the 131I/133I can be used to well identify the fuel reliability in comparison of the radio-iodine activities. …”
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The Chemistry, Recrystallization and Thermal Expansion of Brannerite from Akchatau, Kazakhstan by Ruiqi Chen, Oleg I. Siidra, Vera A. Firsova, Angel Arevalo-Lopez, Marie Colmont, Valery L. Ugolkov, Vladimir N. Bocharov

“…Numerous studies expose the potential of brannerite to become a good matrix, concentrating fission products and actinides. Minerals can complement the data collected from the synthetic materials and offer an advantage of a long-time exposure to radiation. …”
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Verification and Validation of LoongSARAX Code for Nuclear Physics Analysis of Liquid Metal Cooled Fast Reactor by LU Yao, DU Xianan, LI Aixin, GAO Jiehao, CHEN Wenjie, ZHENG Youqi, WANG Yongping, WU Hongchun

“… In fourth-generation reactors, fast reactors characterized by high average neutron flux, proliferating fission nuclear fuel, and transmutation of long-decay actinides have become the primary research focus in China. …”
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Group Theoretical Description of the Periodic System by Vadim V. Varlamov, Larisa D. Pavlova, Olga S. Babushkina

“…The continuation of the Seaborg homology between lanthanides and actinides is established with the group of superactinides. …”
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Thermophysical Property of MgO-Nd2Zr2O7 Composite Ceramic Inert Matrix Prepared by One-step Method by WANG Yan;WANG Jin*;WANG Junxia*;LI Xusheng;TANG Yijie

“…Inert matrix fuel (IMF) can effectively burn hazardous nuclides (such as Pu and minor actinides) as transmutation targets in reactors, making it an attractive option for nuclear waste management. …”

Sensitivity analysis and optimization of the nuclear fuel cycle : a systematic approach by Passerini, Stefano

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Characterization of major elements, heavy metals, and rare earth elements in soils of MARDI station at Cameron Highlands, Malaysia using neutron activation analysis by Ashraf, Ahmadreza

“…Thus it can be concluded that the top soil are not polluted by major, minor, heavy metal, trace elements or actinides except for Thorium. The result of the present investigation also shows that certain elements had been introduced anthropogenically into the top soil of MARDI station at certain locations. …”
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A strategy for transition from a uranium fueled, open cycle SFR to a transuranic fueled, closed cycle sodium cooled fast reactor by Richard, Joshua (Joshua Glenn)

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