journal article·2025-11

Chromium doping effects on UO2 grain boundary chemistry: A combined experimental and modeling approach

Adrien J. Terricabras, Conor O.T. Galvin, Maria Kosmidou, Miguel Pena, Arjen van Veelen, William D. Neilson, Shen J. Dillon, Michael W.D. Cooper, David A. Andersson, Sarah C. Finkeldei, Joshua T. White

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