The oxidation behaviour of highly irradiated uranium in dry carbon dioxide at 375–500°C and in dry air at 200–300°C

Review of oxidation rates of DOE spent nuclear fuel : Part 1 : nuclear fuel.

“…The effects of irradiation on the reaction rate of uranium with oxygen and moist oxygen were reported in papers by Bennett and colleagues 22,24,50,51,52,70 and reviewed by Totemeier. 45 Bennett, et al investigated the oxidation kinetics of unirradiated and irradiated uranium metal with 0-1200 ppm aluminum and 0-390 ppm iron.…”

Spent nuclear fuel project recommended reaction rate constants for corrosion of N-Reactor fuel

“…This effect was noted by S. P. Tyfield (1988). M. J. Bennett's data for very swollen he1 elements showed significant changes to the activation energy as well (Bennett 1974).…”

A review of the corrosion and pyrophoricity behavior of uranium and plutonium

“…The gaseous oxidation of uranium at temperatures below 400°C has been investigated by several researchers (Waber, 1958;Liebowitz et al, 1961;Bennett et al, 1974Bennett et al, ,1975Bennett and Price, 1981;Ritchie, 1984b;McGillivray, 1994), and has been reviewed by Wilkinson (1962), Orman (1976), Ritchie (1981), and Colmenares (1974and Colmenares ( , 1984. Table I shows a summary of studies of the reaction of uranium with dry air or oxygen.…”