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Materials Science of Actinides
To understand and control, at the nanoscale, materials that contain actinides (radioactive heavy elements such as uranium and plutonium) to lay the scientific foundation for advanced nuclear energy systems.
2013 Meeting - Winnepeg, Manitoba - GAC/MAC Short Course

GAC/MAC Short Couse and Conference in May 2013.

GAC/MAC - Geological Assoication of Canada/Mineralogical Assosication of Canada

EFRC All-Hands Meeting - May 19, 2013

Short course - Uranium: Cradle to Grave - May 20 and 21, 2013

GAC/MAC Special Session - May 22 - 24, 2013

EFRC Attendees are encouraged to present at the GAC/MAC Conference.

Chapters by:

1. Uranium: History of an Element (Development of Weapons, Atomic Energy).
Jessica Morrison - University of Notre Dame

2. Uranium: Mineralogy and Crystal Chemistry
Sergey Krivovichev - Saint Petersburg State University

3. Uranium: Ore Deposits and Economic Geology
Mostafa Fayek - University of Manitoba

4. Thermochemistry of Uranium Minearls and Compounds
Alexandra Navrotsky - University of California at Davis

5. Aqueous Geochemistry of Uranium: The Importance of Mineral Surfaces, Bacteria, and Natural Organic Matter
Jeremy Fein - University of Notre Dame

6. Uranium: Materials at the Nanoscale
Peter C. Burns - University of Notre Dame

7. Uranium Mine Tailings: Characterization and Remediation
Michael Schindler - Laurentian University

8. Subsurface Uranium Mobility
John Zachara - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

9. Waste Forms for Actinides: Glass
Bernd Grambow - France

10. Waste Forms for Actinides: Ceramics
William Weber - University of Tennessee and Rodney Ewing - University of Michigan

11. Waste Forms for Actinides: Spent Fuel
David Shoesmith - University of Western Ontario

12. Water Forms for Actinides: Actinide Borates
Thomas Albrecht-Schmitt - Florida State University

13. Nonproliferation and Nuclear Forensics: Pre-Detonation
Ian Hutcheon - Lawerence Livermore National Laboratory

14. Nonprolieferation and Nuclear Forensics: Post-Detonation Attribution
Antonio Simonetti - University of Notre Dame

15. Uranium and Thorium Resources and Sustainability of Nuclear Energy
Michel Cuney - France

16. Computational Modeling of Uranium in Aqueous Solution
Georg Schreckenbach - University of Manitoba

 

 

 

 

 

 

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