Search Results - "Stitt, C A"
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In-situ, time resolved monitoring of uranium in BFS:OPC grout. Part 1: Corrosion in water vapour
Published in Scientific reports (11-08-2017)“…Uranium encapsulated in grout was exposed to water vapour for extended periods of time. Through synchrotron x-ray powder diffraction and tomography…”
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An Investigation on the Persistence of Uranium Hydride during Storage of Simulant Nuclear Waste Packages
Published in PloS one (15-07-2015)“…Synchrotron X-rays have been used to study the oxidation of uranium and uranium hydride when encapsulated in grout and stored in de-ionised water for 10…”
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Nuclear waste viewed in a new light; a synchrotron study of uranium encapsulated in grout
Published in Journal of hazardous materials (21-03-2015)“…[Display omitted] •Unirradiated Magnox uranium was encapsulated in grout and exposed to hydrogen.•Synchrotron X-ray tomography imaged the uranium corrosion…”
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In-situ, time resolved monitoring of uranium in BFS:OPC grout. Part 2: Corrosion in water
Published in Scientific reports (18-06-2018)“…To reflect potential conditions in a geological disposal facility, uranium was encapsulated in grout and submersed in de-ionised water for time periods between…”
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The effect of sample preparation on uranium hydriding
Published in Corrosion science (01-12-2016)“…•Distinct differences in uranium hydride growth rates and characteristics between different surface preparation methods.•The primary difference between the…”
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Real time, in-situ deuteriding of uranium encapsulated in grout; effects of temperature on the uranium-deuterium reaction
Published in Corrosion science (01-10-2017)“…[Display omitted] •In-situ, time dependent examination of the uranium-deuterium reaction in grout.•X-Ray powder diffraction and tomography were used to…”
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In-situ removal and characterisation of uranium-containing particles from sediments surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
Published in Spectrochimica acta. Part B: Atomic spectroscopy (01-03-2016)“…Traditional methods to locate and subsequently study radioactive fallout particles have focused heavily on autoradiography coupled with in-situ analytical…”
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The effects of metal surface geometry on the formation of uranium hydride
Published in Corrosion science (01-09-2015)“…•Surface topography influences uranium corrosion by hydrogen.•High aspect ratio features were observed to nucleate hydride earliest.•Reactivity is attributed…”
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Monitoring the degradation of nuclear waste packages induced by interior metallic corrosion using synchrotron X-ray tomography
Published in Construction & building materials (10-08-2019)“…[Display omitted] •Synchrotron X-ray tomographic scans on miniaturised ILW drum – simulant packages.•Grout failure to accommodate internal uranium corrosion –…”
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challenge of nutritional maintenance in cancer patients
Published in The Western journal of medicine (01-02-1979)“…Studies of the effect of parenteral nutrition and elemental diets on cancer patients are discussed. Because radiation therapy to the head and neck area results…”
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