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Understanding and Predicting Plutonium Alloys Aging: A Coupled Experimental and Theoretical Approach

C. BerthierPh. FaureN. BacletP. PochetL. GosmainCh. ValotJ. L. FlamentC. Valot

subject

Materials sciencechemistryRadiochemistrychemistry.chemical_elementBiochemical engineeringCalculation methodsPlutonium

description

Understanding plutonium aging is a real challenge that requires developing very ambitious modeling and experiments. Examples of the different techniques developed and the physical values that can be reached are presented here.

https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1594574