The oxidative corrosion of carbide inclusions at the surface of uranium metal during exposure to water vapour

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 195, Issue , 2011, Pages 115-123

  Scott, T B ^a   Petherbridge, J R ^b   Harker, N J ^a   Ball, R J ^a   Heard, P J ^a   Glascott, J ^b   Allen, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b AWE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbide; Inclusions; Oxidation; Uranium; Water vapour

Indexed keywords

CARBIDE PARTICLES; DATA SETS; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FOCUSED ION BEAM IMAGING; IMPURITIES IN; KINETIC LAW; MICRO-XRD; PRESSURE DEPENDENCE; WATER EXPOSURE; WATER VAPOUR;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; INCLUSIONS; RATE CONSTANTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; URANIUM; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

URANIUM CARBIDE;

CARBON; URANIUM;

CARBON; CORROSION; DATA SET; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OXIDATION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PRESSURE EFFECT; REACTION KINETICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; URANIUM; VOLUME; WATER VAPOR; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CORROSION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXIDATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER VAPOR; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CARBON; CORROSION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, SECONDARY ION; URANIUM; WATER; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 80054100191     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.08.011     Document Type: Article

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