Plutonium Metallurgy is a specialized branch of materials science that investigates the physical and chemical properties, phase behavior, alloy formation, and structural characteristics of plutonium in its metallic state, particularly as they pertain to the development, fabrication, and long-term stability of metallic nuclear materials for plutonium management applications.
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The Complex World of Plutonium Science
Siegfried S. Hecker · MRS Bulletin · 2001 · 50 citations
Plutonium and plutonium alloys as nuclear fuel materials
Jean Kittel, J.E. Ayer, W.N. Beck et al. · Nuclear Engineering and Design · 1971 · 43 citations
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Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, United States
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54 publications
1.2K citations
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Livermore, United States
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16 publications
264 citations
Argonne National Laboratory
Lemont, United States
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12 publications
379 citations
Atomic Weapons Establishment
Reading, United Kingdom
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5 publications
80 citations
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Richland, United States
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2 publications
62 citations
"VNIINM" named after AA Bochvar
Moscow, Russia
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Universidad Marista de Mérida
Mérida, Mexico
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Rosatom (Russia)
Moscow, Russia
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- Journal of Nuclear Materials
8 publications · 146 citations
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- Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology
JNST · 2 publications · 29 citations
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- Journal of the Less Common Metals
2 publications · 44 citations
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- Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Process Design and Development
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- The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics
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