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Self-diffusion in garnet-type Li7La3Zr2O12 solid electrolytes by Kuganathan, Navaratnarajah, Rushton, Michael J. D., Grimes, Robin W., Kilner, John A., Gkanas, Evangelos I., Chroneos, Alexander

“…Tetragonal garnet-type Li 7 La 3 Zr 2 O 12 is an important candidate solid electrolyte for all-solid-state lithium ion batteries because of its high ionic…”
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Stoichiometry deviation in amorphous zirconium dioxide by Rushton, Michael J. D, Ipatova, Iuliia, Evitts, Lee J, Lee, William E, Middleburgh, Simon C

“…Amorphous zirconia (a-ZrO 2 ) has been simulated using a synergistic combination of state-of-the-art methods: employing reverse Monte-Carlo, molecular dynamics…”
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Predicted Changes to Alkali Concentration Adjacent to Glass-Crystal Interfaces by Rushton, Michael J. D., Grimes, Robin W., Owens, Scott L.

“…Atomic scale molecular dynamics simulation is used to investigate how alkali concentrations in glass adjacent to interfaces with crystal surfaces, might differ…”
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Thermophysical and anion diffusion properties of (U x ,Th 1- x )O 2 by Cooper, Michael W D, Murphy, Samuel T, Fossati, Paul C M, Rushton, Michael J D, Grimes, Robin W

“…Using molecular dynamics, the thermophysical properties of the (U ,Th )O system have been investigated between 300 and 3600 K. The thermal dependence of…”
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Diffusion in doped and undoped amorphous zirconia by Owen, Megan W., Rushton, Michael J.D., Evitts, Lee J., Claisse, Antoine, Puide, Mattias, Lee, William E., Middleburgh, Simon C.

“…Grain boundaries in ZrO2 may act as favourable pathways for species, such as oxygen and hydrogen, which play an important role in corrosion when compared with…”
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The accommodation of lithium in bulk ZrO2 by Stephens, Gareth F., Than, Yan Ren, Neilson, William, Evitts, Lee J., Wenman, Mark R., Murphy, Samuel T., Grimes, Robin W., Cole-Baker, Aidan, Ortner, Susan, Gotham, Natasha, Rushton, Michael J.D., Lee, William E., Middleburgh, Simon C.

“…Lithium is known to accelerate the corrosion of zirconium alloys in light water reactor conditions. Identifying the mechanism by which this occurs will allow…”
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Oxidation of UC: An in situ high temperature environmental scanning electron microscopy study by Gasparrini, Claudia, Podor, Renaud, Horlait, Denis, Rushton, Michael J.D., Fiquet, Olivier, Lee, William Edward

“…In situ HT-ESEM oxidation of sintered UC fragments revealed the morphological changes occurring during the transformation between UC to UO2 and UO2 to U3O8 at…”
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Thermal footprint of a geological disposal facility containing EURO-GANEX wasteforms by Hsieh, Yun-Hao, Rushton, Michael J.D., Fossati, Paul C.M., Lee, William E.

“…Synroc-Z is a new wasteform being developed to be specifically suited to waste from the advanced EURO-GANEX reprocessing route. This type of waste contains…”
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Is nuclear energy a natural reaction to oil prices? by Rushton, Michael J D

“…In the face of sharply rising energy markets, small modular reactors could provide a more affordable, site-specific solution. Because construction timelines…”
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Exploring small nuclear to plug the energy gaps by Rushton, Michael J. D.

“…Scaled-down modular reactors could provide a more affordable, site-specific solution. Scaled-down modular reactors could provide a more affordable,…”
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Structure and properties of amorphous uranium dioxide by Middleburgh, Simon C., Lee, William E., Rushton, Michael J.D.

“…Amorphous uranium dioxide (UO2) has been modelled on the atomic scale using a combination of quantum mechanical (density functional theory) and classical…”
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Flat oyster ( Ostrea angasi) growth and survival rates at Georges Bay, Tasmania (Australia) by Mitchell, Iona M, Crawford, Christine M, Rushton, Michael J

“…An in situ study of growth and survival rates of flat (native) oysters ( Ostrea angasi) was conducted on beds of oysters in Georges Bay, Northeast Tasmania,…”
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Assessing Li accommodation at amorphous ZrO2 grain boundaries by Stephens, Gareth F., Owen, Megan W., Ghardi, El Mehdi, Fraile, Alberto, Ortner, Susan, Rushton, Michael J.D., Lee, William E., Cole-Baker, Aidan, Middleburgh, Simon C.

“…•Lithium is known to accelerate the corrosion of zirconium alloy.•Complex grain boundaries can be considered amorphous.•Defect concentrations are predicted for…”
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Modelling the impact of configurational entropy on the stability of amorphous SiO2 by Owen, Megan W., Rushton, Michael J.D., Cooper, Michael W.D., Ghardi, E.M., Claisse, Antoine, Lee, William E., Middleburgh, Simon C.

“…Configurational entropy has been computed to assess its impact on stabilizing the amorphous structure of SiO2. Using a range of atomic scale modelling methods,…”
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On the oxidation and ignition of uranium carbide fragments in air and comparison with zirconium carbide oxidation by Gasparrini, C., Podor, R., Fiquet, O., Rushton, M.J.D., Lee, W.E.

“…Oxidation of uranium carbide (UC) small fragments from sintered pellets was experimentally tested to better understand UC safe-handling procedures given the…”
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Evidence of excess oxygen accommodation in yttria partially-stabilized zirconia by Middleburgh, Simon C., Ipatova, Iuliia, Evitts, Lee J., Rushton, Michael J.D., Assinder, Ben, Grimes, Robin W., Lee, William E.

“…Yttria partially stabilized zirconia (ZrO2)x(Y2O3)½-x has been investigated to understand accommodation of excess oxygen into its structure. ZrO2 powder with…”
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Influence of boron isotope ratio on the thermal conductivity of uranium diboride (UB2) and zirconium diboride (ZrB2) by Evitts, Lee J., Middleburgh, Simon C., Kardoulaki, Erofili, Ipatova, Iuliia, Rushton, Michael J. D., Lee, W. E.

“…Uranium diboride is being proposed as an accident tolerant fuel (either as a part of a composite or an 11B enriched monolithic fuel pellet), while zirconium…”
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Thermophysical and anion diffusion properties of (Ux,Th1−x)O2 by Cooper, Michael W. D., Murphy, Samuel T., Fossati, Paul C. M., Rushton, Michael J. D., Grimes, Robin W.

“…Using molecular dynamics, the thermophysical properties of the (U x ,Th1−x )O2 system have been investigated between 300 and 3600 K. The thermal dependence of…”
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Lithium stabilization of amorphous ZrO2 by Stephens, Gareth F., Wilson, Jack A., Curling, Simon F., He, Guanze, Thomas, P. John, Williams, David W., Ortner, Susan, Grovenor, Chris, Rushton, Michael J.D., Baker, Aidan Cole, Middleburgh, Simon C.

“…Small modular reactors (SMRs) are a key option to aid the worldwide net zero targets for carbon emissions. Some pressurised water reactors aim to operate with…”
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Linking atomic and mesoscopic scales for the modelling of the transport properties of uranium dioxide under irradiation by Bertolus, Marjorie, Freyss, Michel, Dorado, Boris, Martin, Guillaume, Hoang, Kiet, Maillard, Serge, Skorek, Richard, Garcia, Philippe, Valot, Carole, Chartier, Alain, Van Brutzel, Laurent, Fossati, Paul, Grimes, Robin W., Parfitt, David C., Bishop, Clare L., Murphy, Samuel T., Rushton, Michael J.D., Staicu, Dragos, Yakub, Eugen, Nichenko, Sergii, Krack, Matthias, Devynck, Fabien, Ngayam-Happy, Raoul, Govers, Kevin, Deo, Chaitanya S., Behera, Rakesh K.

“…This article presents a synthesis of the investigations at the atomic scale of the transport properties of defects and fission gases in uranium dioxide, as…”
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