Uranium is a highly reactive metal, which readily combines with oxygen, water and hydrogen to form corrosion products which can be extremely pyrophoric (flammable). Detailed studies of uranium ...

Technetium, the synthetic element found in the products of uranium, fission, strongly inhibits the oxidation of iron. This phenomenon suggests a new explanation for the action of corrosion inhibitors ...

Conventional fuel cells use zircaloy cladding around uranium dioxide ... are structurally more resistant to higher ...