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Edgar Buck

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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PNNL Publications

2024

  • Allred J.R., C. Alvarez, E.C. Buck, C. Burns, R.C. Daniel, J.E. Turner, and A.M. Westesen, et al. 2024. Filtration of Hanford Tank 241-AN-107 Supernatant at 16 °C. PNNL-35956. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Filtration of Hanford Tank 241-AN-107 Supernatant at 16 °C
  • Allred J.R., E.C. Buck, R.C. Daniel, J. Geeting, A.M. Westesen, and R.A. Peterson. 2024. "Automated SEM analysis of particles in Hanford tank waste." Journal of Hazardous Materials 472, no. _:Art. No. 134412. PNNL-SA-194521. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134412
  • Buck E.C., D.D. Reilly, L.E. Sweet, A.D. Nicholas, F.D. Heller, G.B. Hall, and R.A. Clark, et al. 2024. "Investigation of the thermal decomposition of Pu(IV) oxalate: a transmission electron microscopy study." Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering 3. PNNL-SA-193144. doi:10.3389/fnuen.2024.1380137

2023

  • Allred J.R., C. Alvarez, E.C. Buck, C. Burns, R.C. Daniel, J. Geeting, and A.M. Westesen, et al. 2023. Fiscal Year 2023 Filtration of Hanford Tank 241-AP-105 Supernatant at 16 °C. PNNL-34265. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Fiscal Year 2023 Filtration of Hanford Tank 241-AP-105 Supernatant at 16 °C
  • Allred J.R., C. Alvarez, E.C. Buck, C. Burns, R.C. Daniel, J. Geeting, and A.M. Westesen, et al. 2023. Fiscal Year 2023 Filtration of Hanford Tank 241-SY-101 Supernatant at 16 °C. PNNL-34509. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Fiscal Year 2023 Filtration of Hanford Tank 241-SY-101 Supernatant at 16 °C
  • Arteaga A.L., A.D. Nicholas, M.A. Sinnwell, B.K. McNamara, E.C. Buck, and R.G. Surbella. 2023. "Expanding the Transuranic Metal-Organic Framework Portfolio: The Optical Properties of Americium (III) MOF-76." Inorganic Chemistry 62, no. 51:21036-21043. PNNL-SA-186142. doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c02742
  • Hainje C.M., C.A. Nizinski, S.W. Jackson, R.A. Clark, F.D. Heller, I.J. Schwerdt, and E.C. Buck, et al. 2023. "Investigation of Process History and Underlying Phenomena Associated with the Synthesis of Plutonium Oxides using Vector Quantizing Variational Autoencoder." Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems 240. PNNL-SA-179134. doi:10.1016/j.chemolab.2023.104909
  • LaCount M.D., D.E. Meier, A.M. Ritzmann, S.E. Muller, R.A. Clark, E.C. Buck, and D. Abrecht. 2023. "Ab Initio Modeling and Thermodynamics of Hydrated Plutonium Oxalates." Journal of Nuclear Materials 583. PNNL-SA-178539. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2023.154504
  • Thomas A., A. Kumar, G. Perumal, R.K. Sharma, V. Manivasagam, K.C. Popat, and A. Ayyagari, et al. 2023. "Oxygen-Vacancy Abundant Nanoporous Ni/NiMnO3/MnO2@NiMn Electrodes with Ultrahigh Capacitance and Energy Density for Supercapacitors." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 15, no. 4:5086-5098. PNNL-SA-181415. doi:10.1021/acsami.2c16818
  • Yao J., S. Tripathi, B.K. McNamara, N. Lahiri, S.L. Riechers, S.D. Chatterjee, and D.D. Reilly, et al. 2023. "Advancing Radioactive Material Research Method: the Development of a Novel in situ Particle-attached Microfluidic Electrochemical Cell." Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering 2, no. 2023:Art. No. 1206110. PNNL-SA-183892. doi:10.3389/fnuen.2023.1206110

2022

  • Heo J., B.K. McNamara, and E.C. Buck. 2022. In-Situ Liquid Cell Transmission Electron Microscopy of Nanoparticles from Spent Nuclear Fuel. PNNL-33699. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
  • Liu L., K. Kruska, G.B. Hall, R.A. Clark, D.E. Meier, and E.C. Buck. 2022. "Formation and growth of cerium (III) oxalate nanocrystals by liquid-cell transmission electron microscopy." Scripta Materialia 219. PNNL-SA-172359. doi:10.1016/j.scriptamat.2022.114856
  • Yao J., S. Tripathi, E.S. Ilton, B.K. McNamara, N. Lahiri, M.J. O'Hara, and S.L. Riechers, et al. 2022. Corrosion of U233-Doped Uranium Oxide using Microfluidics Methods. PNNL-33210. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Corrosion of U233-Doped Uranium Oxide using Microfluidics Methods

2021

  • Devaraj A., B.E. Matthews, B.W. Arey, L.M. Bagaasen, E.C. Buck, G.J. Sevigny, and D.J. Senor. 2021. "Neutron Irradiation Induced Changes in Isotopic Abundance of 6Li and 3D Nanoscale Distribution of Tritium in LiAlO2 Pellets Analyzed by Atom Probe Tomography." Materials Characterization 176. PNNL-SA-157659. doi:10.1016/j.matchar.2021.111095
  • Ren P., Z. Lu, M. Song, L. Liu, B. Wang, N. Wei, and M.E. Bowden, et al. 2021. "Formation of pyrophosphates across grain boundaries induces the formation of mismatched but oriented interfaces in silver phosphate polypods." Applied Surface Science 563. PNNL-SA-155375. doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.149980
  • Son J., E.C. Buck, S.L. Riechers, and X. Yu. 2021. "Stamping nanoparticles onto the electrode for rapid electrochemical analysis in microfluidics." Micromachines 12, no. 1:60. PNNL-SA-158073. doi:10.3390/mi12010060
  • Spurgeon S.R., C. Ophus, L. Jones, A.K. Petford-Long, S.V. Kalinin, M.J. Olszta, and R. Dunin-Borkowski, et al. 2021. "Towards Data-Driven Next-Generation Transmission Electron Microscopy." Nature Materials 20. PNNL-SA-152427. doi:10.1038/s41563-020-00833-z

2020

  • Boglaienko D., J.A. Soltis, R.K. Kukkadapu, Y. Du, L.E. Sweet, V.E. Holfeltz, and G.B. Hall, et al. 2020. "Spontaneous Redox Continuum Reveals Sequestered Technetium Clusters and Retarded Mineral Transformation of Iron." Communications Chemistry 3, no. 1:Article No. 87. PNNL-SA-148992. doi:10.1038/s42004-020-0334-x
  • Buck E.C., R.S. Wittman, and B.D. Hanson. 2020. Independent Technical Review of INL Aluminum-Clad Spent Nuclear Fuel (ASNF) Oxide Layer Radiolytic Gas Generation Resolution: Task 2. PNNL-30701. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Independent Technical Review of INL Aluminum-Clad Spent Nuclear Fuel (ASNF) Oxide Layer Radiolytic Gas Generation Resolution: Task 2
  • Clark R.A., M.A. Conroy, T.G. Lach, E.C. Buck, K.L. Pellegrini, B.K. McNamara, and J.M. Schwantes. 2020. "Distribution of metallic fission-product particles in the cladding liner of spent nuclear fuel." npj Materials Degradation 4. PNNL-SA-142046. doi:10.1038/s41529-019-0107-0
  • McNamara B.K., A.M. Casella, E.C. Buck, R.A. Clark, I.J. Schwerdt, R.G. Surbella, and K.M. McCoy. 2020. "Targeted uranium recovery from complex alloys using fluoride volatility." Journal of Fluorine Chemistry 235. PNNL-SA-153805. doi:10.1016/j.jfluchem.2020.109539
  • Popel A., S.R. Spurgeon, B.E. Matthews, M.J. Olszta, B.T. Tan, T. Gouder, and R. Eloiridi, et al. 2020. "An Atomic-Scale Understanding of UO2 Surface Evolution During Anoxic Dissolution." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 12, no. 35:39781-39786. PNNL-SA-152605. doi:10.1021/acsami.0c09611
  • Reilly D.D., C.L. Beck, E.C. Buck, J.B. Cliff, A.M. Duffin, T.G. Lach, and M. Liezers, et al. 2020. "Focused Ion Beam for Improved Spatially-Resolved Mass Spectrometry and Analysis of Radioactive Materials for Uranium Isotopic Analysis." Talanta 211. PNNL-SA-144768. doi:10.1016/j.talanta.2020.120720
  • Schwantes J.M., J. Bair, E.C. Buck, R. Devanathan, S.H. Kessler, T.G. Lach, and J.M. Lonergan, et al. 2020. "A new non-diffusional gas bubble production route in used nuclear fuel: Implications for fission gas release, cladding corrosion, and next generation fuel design." Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 22, no. 11:6086-6099. PNNL-SA-144695. doi:10.1039/C9CP05363H
  • Yu X., J. Yao, E.C. Buck, and Z. Zhu. 2020. "In situ liquid SIMS analysis of uranium oxide." Surface Interface Analysis 52, no. 7:454-459. PNNL-SA-134363. doi:10.1002/sia.6799

2019

  • Buck E.C., S.I. Sinkov, E.S. Ilton, T.S. Scott, D.L. Blanchard, D.D. Reilly, and T.G. Lach, et al. 2019. Plutonium Particles in Samples Extracted from Hanford Tank Waste TX-118 and SY-102: Interim Report. PNNL-29154. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Plutonium Particles in Samples Extracted from Hanford Tank Waste TX-118 and SY-102: Interim Report
  • Buck E.C., X. Yu, J. Yao, D. Reilly, J. Son, S. Chatterjee, and B.K. McNamara, et al. 2019. In Situ Electrochemical Testing of Uranium Dioxide under Anoxic Conditions FY19 Report. PNNL-29171. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. In Situ Electrochemical Testing of Uranium Dioxide under Anoxic Conditions FY19 Report
  • Chatterjee S., M.S. Fujimoto, N.L. Canfield, M.R. Elmore, D.W. Olson, E.C. Buck, and M.A. Conroy, et al. 2019. "An Electrochemical Technique for Controlled Dissolution of Zirconium Based Components of Light Water Reactors." RSC Advances 9, no. 4:1869-1881. PNNL-SA-140123. doi:10.1039/C8RA08693A
  • Lach T.G., D.J. Edwards, E.C. Buck, B.K. McNamara, J.M. Schwantes, and R.A. Clark. 2019. "Fission recoil-induced microstructural evolution of the fuel-cladding interface (FCl) in high burnup BWR fuel." Journal of Nuclear Materials 521. PNNL-SA-139875. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2019.04.044
  • Pellegrini K.L., C.Z. Soderquist, S.D. Shen, E.J. Krogstad, C.J. Palmer, K. Gerez, and E.C. Buck, et al. 2019. "Chemical and Isotopic characterization of noble metal phase from commercial UO2 fuel." Analytical Chemistry 91, no. 10:6522-6529. PNNL-SA-138098. doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.8b05549
  • Spurgeon S.R., M. Sassi, C. Ophus, J. Stubbs, E.S. Ilton, and E.C. Buck. 2019. "Nanoscale Oxygen Defect Gradients in UO2+x surfaces." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 116, no. 35:17181-17186. PNNL-SA-141717. doi:10.1073/pnas.1905056116
  • Yu X., J. Yao, and E.C. Buck. 2019. "In Operando SEM Imaging of Electrochemical Oxidation of UO2 in Liquid." In Microscopy and Microanalysis International Conference, August 4-8, 2019, Portland, OR, 25, 1578-1579. PNNL-SA-141587. doi:10.1017/S1431927619008626

2018

  • Buck E.C., R.S. Wittman, C.Z. Soderquist, and B.K. McNamara. 2018. "Monitoring Bromide Effect on Radiolytic Yields using in-situ Observations of Uranyl Oxide Precipitation in the Electron Microscope." RSC Advances 8, no. 33:18227-18233. PNNL-SA-128869. doi:10.1039/c8ra01706a
  • Casella A.M., D. Burkes, P.J. MacFarlan, and E.C. Buck. 2018. "Determination of the degree of grain refinement in irradiated U-Mo fuels." Heliyon 4, no. 12:Article No. e00920. PNNL-SA-129200. doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e00920
  • Peterson R.A., E.C. Buck, J. Chun, R.C. Daniel, D.L. Herting, E.S. Ilton, and G.J. Lumetta, et al. 2018. "Review of the Scientific Understanding of Radioactive Waste at the U.S. DOE Hanford Site." Environmental Science & Technology 52, no. 2:381-396. PNNL-SA-128559. doi:10.1021/acs.est.7b04077
  • Soltis J.A., W.C. Isley, M.A. Conroy, S.M. Kathmann, E.C. Buck, and G.J. Lumetta. 2018. "In situ microscopy across scales for the characterization of crystal growth mechanisms: The case of europium oxalate." CrystEngComm 20, no. 20:2822-2833. PNNL-SA-125991. doi:10.1039/c7ce01450c

2017

  • Casella A.M., D. Burkes, P.J. MacFarlan, and E.C. Buck. 2017. "Characterization of Fission Gas Bubbles in Irradiated U-10Mo Fuel." Materials Characterization 131. PNNL-SA-124921. doi:10.1016/j.matchar.2017.06.007
  • Conroy M.A., J.A. Soltis, R.S. Wittman, F.N. Smith, S. Chatterjee, X. Zhang, and E.S. Ilton, et al. 2017. "Importance of interlayer H bonding structure to the stability of layered minerals." Scientific Reports 7, no. 1:Article No. 13274. PNNL-SA-126728. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-13452-7

2016

  • Buck E.C., E.J. Mausolf, B.K. McNamara, C.Z. Soderquist, and J.M. Schwantes. 2016. "Sequestration of Radioactive Iodine in a Silver-Palladium Phase in Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel." Journal of Nuclear Materials 482, no. 2016:229-235. PNNL-SA-116700. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2016.10.029
  • Chatterjee S., M.A. Conroy, F.N. Smith, H. Jung, Z. Wang, R.A. Peterson, and A. Huq, et al. 2016. "Can Cr(III) substitute for Al(III) in the structure of Boehmite?." RSC Advances 6, no. 109:107628-107637. PNNL-SA-119359. doi:10.1039/c6ra20234a
  • Ward J.D., M.E. Bowden, C.T. Resch, S.C. Smith, B.K. McNamara, E.C. Buck, and G.C. Eiden, et al. 2016. "Identification of Uranyl Minerals Using Oxygen K-Edge X Ray Absorption Spectroscopy." Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research 40, no. 1:135-148. PNNL-SA-105197. doi:10.1111/j.1751-908X.2015.00337.x

2015

  • Buck E.C., E.J. Mausolf, B.K. Mcnamara, C.Z. Soderquist, and J.M. Schwantes. 2015. "Nanostructure of Metallic Particles in Light Water Reactor Used Nuclear Fuel." Journal of Nuclear Materials 461. PNNL-SA-101988. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2015.03.001
  • Burkes D., A.M. Casella, A.J. Casella, E.C. Buck, K.N. Pool, P.J. MacFarlan, and M.K. Edwards, et al. 2015. "Thermal properties of U-Mo alloys irradiated to moderate burnup and power." Journal of Nuclear Materials 464. PNNL-SA-108278. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2015.04.040
  • Johnson T.J., L.E. Sweet, D.E. Meier, E.J. Mausolf, E. Kim, P.F. Weck, and E.C. Buck, et al. 2015. "Dehydration of Uranyl Nitrate Hexahydrate to Uranyl Nitrate Trihydrate under Ambient Conditions as Observed via Dynamic Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy." In Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Sensing XVI, April 20, 2015, Baltimore, Maryland. Proceedings of the SPIE, edited by AW Fountain, 9455, Article No.945504. Bellingham, Washington:SPIE. PNNL-SA-109717. doi:10.1117/12.2179704
  • Johnson T.J., L.E. Sweet, D.E. Meier, E.J. Mausolf, E. Kim, P.F. Weck, and E.C. Buck, et al. 2015. "Time-Resolved Infrared Reflectance Studies of the Dehydration-Induced Transformation of Uranyl Nitrate Hexahydrate to the Trihydrate Form." Journal of Physical Chemistry A 119, no. 39:9996-10006. PNNL-SA-111133. doi:10.1021/acs.jpca.5b06365
  • Weck P.F., E. Kim, and E.C. Buck. 2015. "On the mechanical stability of uranyl peroxide hydrates: Implications for nuclear fuel degradation." RSC Advances 5, no. 96:79090-79097. PNNL-SA-112878. doi:10.1039/c5ra16111h

2014

  • Buck E.C., D.A. Moore, K.R. Czerwinski, S.D. Conradson, O. Batuk, and A.R. Felmy. 2014. "Nature of Nano-Sized Plutonium Particles in Soils at the Hanford Site." Radiochimica Acta 102, no. 12:1059-1068. PNNL-SA-90264. doi:10.1515/ract-2013-2103
  • Burkes D., A.M. Casella, E.C. Buck, A.J. Casella, M.K. Edwards, P.J. MacFarlan, and K.N. Pool, et al. 2014. "Development and validation of capabilities to measure thermal properties of layered monolithic U-Mo alloy plate-type fuel." International Journal of Thermophysics 35, no. 8:1476-1500. PNNL-SA-100138. doi:10.1007/s10765-014-1683-4
  • Cantrell K.J., W. Um, B.D. Williams, M.E. Bowden, B.N. Gartman, W.W. Lukens, and E.C. Buck, et al. 2014. "Chemical Stabilization of Hanford Tank Residual Waste." Journal of Nuclear Materials 446, no. 1-3:246-256. PNNL-SA-97516. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2013.10.060
  • Felmy A.R., D.A. Moore, E.C. Buck, S.D. Conradson, R.K. Kukkadapu, L.E. Sweet, and D.G. Abrecht, et al. 2014. "The Solubility of 242PuO2 in the Presence of Aqueous Fe(II): The Impact of Precipitate Preparation." Radiochimica Acta 102, no. 10:861-874. PNNL-SA-99949. doi:10.1515/ract-2013-2187
  • McNamara B.K., E.C. Buck, C.Z. Soderquist, F.N. Smith, E.J. Mausolf, and R.D. Scheele. 2014. "Separation of metallic residues from the dissolution of a high-burnup BWR fuel using nitrogen trifluoride." Journal of Fluorine Chemistry 162. PNNL-SA-99567. doi:10.1016/j.jfluchem.2014.02.010
  • Wittman R.S., E.C. Buck, E.J. Mausolf, B.K. McNamara, F.N. Smith, and C.Z. Soderquist. 2014. "Conditions for critical effects in the mass action kinetics equations for water radiolysis." Journal of Physical Chemistry A 118, no. 51:12105-12110. PNNL-SA-105888. doi:10.1021/jp509856g
  • Wittman R.S., E.C. Buck, E.J. Mausolf, B.K. McNamara, F.N. Smith, and C.Z. Soderquist. 2014. "Conditions for critical effects in the mass action kinetics equations for water radiolysis." The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 118, no. 51:12105-12110. PNNL-SA-105781. doi:10.1021/jp509856g

2013

  • Buck E.C., A.L. Schemer-Kohrn, and J.B. Wierschke. 2013. "Technetium Incorporation into C14 and C15 Laves Intermetallic Phases." In Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXXVI: Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, November 25-30, 2012, Boston, Massachusetts, 1518, 117-122. Boston, Massachusetts:Cambridge University Press. PNNL-SA-92573. doi:10.1557/opl.2013.69
  • Cantrell K.J., K.C. Carroll, E.C. Buck, D. Neiner, and K.N. Geiszler. 2013. "Single-Pass Flow-Through Test Elucidation of Weathering Behavior and Evaluation of Contaminant Release Models for Hanford Tank Residual Radioactive Waste." Applied Geochemistry 28. PNNL-SA-88084. doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2012.09.004
  • Sweet L.E., D.D. Reilly, D.G. Abrecht, E.C. Buck, D.E. Meier, Y. Su, and C.S. Brauer, et al. 2013. "Spectroscopic Studies of the Several Isomers of UO3." In Optics and Photonics for Counterterrorism, Crime Fighting and Defence IX; and Optical Materials and Biomaterials in Security and Defence Systems Technology X, September 23, 2013, Dresden, Germany. Proceedings of the SPIE, edited by R Zamboni, et al, 8901, Paper No. 890107. Bellingham, Washington:SPIE. PNNL-SA-98300. doi:10.1117/12.2029408

2012

  • Felmy A.R., D.A. Moore, C.I. Pearce, S.D. Conradson, O. Qafoku, E.C. Buck, and K.M. Rosso, et al. 2012. "Controls on Soluble Pu Concentrations in PuO2/Magnetite Suspensions." Environmental Science & Technology 46, no. 21:11610-11617. PNNL-SA-83931. doi:10.1021/es3028956
  • Plymale A.E., V.L. Bailey, J.K. Fredrickson, S.M. Heald, E.C. Buck, L. Shi, and Z. Wang, et al. 2012. "Biotic and Abiotic Reduction and Solubilization of Pu(IV)O2·xH2O(am) as Affected by Anthraquinone-2,6-disulfonate (AQDS) and Ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA)." Environmental Science & Technology 46, no. 4:2132-2140. PNNL-SA-82367. doi:10.1021/es2030752
  • Sweet L.E., E.C. Buck, C.H. Henager, S.Y. Hu, D.E. Meier, S.M. Peper, and J.M. Schwantes, et al. 2012. "Investigations into the Polymorphs and Hydration Products of UO3." In Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Sensing XIII, April 24, 2012, Baltimore, Maryland. Proceedings of the SPIE, edited by AW Fountain III, 8358, Article No. 83581R. Bellingham, Washington:SPIE. PNNL-SA-87572. doi:10.1117/12.919706
  • Wittman R.S., and E.C. Buck. 2012. "Sensitivity of UO2 Stability in a Reducing Environment on Radiolysis Model Parameters." In ACTINIDES AND NUCLEAR ENERGY MATERIALS. MRS Spring 2012 Proceedings, edited by D Andersson, et al, 1444. Cambridge:Cambridge University Press. PNNL-SA-92574. doi:10.1557/opl.2012.1449

2011

  • Dohnalkova A., M.J. Marshall, B.W. Arey, K.H. Williams, E.C. Buck, and J.K. Fredrickson. 2011. "Imaging Hydrated Microbial Extracellular Polymers: Comparative Analysis by Electron Microscopy." Applied and Environmental Microbiology 77, no. 4:1254-1262. PNNL-SA-73983. doi:10.1128/AEM.02001-10
  • Felmy A.R., D.A. Moore, K.M. Rosso, O. Qafoku, D. Rai, E.C. Buck, and E.S. Ilton. 2011. "Heterogeneous Reduction of PuO2 with Fe(II): Importance of the Fe(III) Reaction Product." Environmental Science & Technology 45, no. 9:3952-3958. PNNL-SA-76908.
  • Um W., H. Chang, J.P. Icenhower, W.W. Lukens, R.J. Serne, N. Qafoku, and J.H. Westsik, et al. 2011. "Immobilization of 99-Technetium (VII) by Fe(II)-Goethite and Limited Reoxidation." Environmental Science & Technology 45, no. 11:4904-4913. PNNL-SA-72463. doi:10.1021/es104343p

2010

  • Buck E.C., D.L. Clark, R. Caciuffo, and G. van der Laan. 2010. "Spectroscopic Characterization of Actinide Materials." MRS Bulletin 35, no. 11:889-895. PNNL-SA-72313.
  • Buck E.C., M. Douglas, and R.S. Wittman. 2010. "Verifying the Presence of Low Levels of Neptunium in a Uranium Matrix with Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy." Micron 41, no. 1:65-70. PNNL-SA-65803.
  • Ilton E.S., J.F. Boily, E.C. Buck, F.N. Skomurski, K.M. Rosso, C.L. Cahill, and J.R. Bargar, et al. 2010. "Influence of Dynamical Conditions on the Reduction of UVI at the Magnetite-Solution Interface." Environmental Science & Technology 44, no. 1:170-176. PNNL-SA-66737.

2009

  • Buck E.C., and R.S. Wittman. 2009. "The Formation and Modeling of Colloids from the Corrosion of Nuclear Waste Forms." In Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings: Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXXII, edited by NC Hyatt, DA Pickett, RB Rebak, 1124, 509-518. Warrendale, Pennsylvania:Materials Research Society. PNNL-SA-63573. doi:10.1557/PROC-1124-Q11-01
  • Lumetta G.J., B.K. McNamara, E.C. Buck, S.K. Fiskum, and L.A. Snow. 2009. "CHARACTERIZATION OF HIGH PHOSPHATE RADIOACTIVE TANK WASTE AND SIMULANT DEVELOPMENT." Environmental Science & Technology 43, no. 20:7843-7848. PNNL-SA-66227.

2008

  • Strachan D.M., R.D. Scheele, E.C. Buck, A.E. Kozelisky, R.L. Sell, R.J. Elovich, and W.C. Buchmiller. 2008. "Radiation Damage Effects in Candidate Titanates for Pu Disposition: Zirconolite." Journal of Nuclear Materials 372, no. 1:16-31. PNNL-SA-40993. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2007.01.278
  • Strachan D.M., R.D. Scheele, E.C. Buck, A.E. Kozelisky, R.L. Sell, R.J. Elovich, and W.C. Buchmiller. 2008. "Radiation Damage Effects in Candidate Titanates for Pu Disposition: Zirconolite." Journal of Nuclear Materials 372, no. 1:16-31. PNNL-SA-50831. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2007.01.278

2007

  • Peterson R.B., B. Paul, T. Palmer, Q. Wu, W. Jost, C.T. Tseng, and S. Tiwari, et al. 2007. "Microscale Power Generation based on Radiolytic Processes." In The Sixth International Workshop on Micro and Nanotechnology for Power Generation and Energy Conversion Applications (PowerMEMS 2006), November 29-December 1, 2006, Berkeley, California, 235-238. Bristol:IOPScience. PNWD-SA-7665.
  • Peterson R.B., B. Paul, T. Palmer, Q. Wu, W. Jost, C.T. Tseng, and S. Tiwari, et al. 2007. "Radiolytic microscale power generation based on single chamber fuel cell operation." Journal of Micromechanics and microengineering: structures, devices & systems 17. PNWD-SA-8045. doi:10.1088/0960-1317/17/9/S07

2006

  • Grenthe I., E.C. Buck, J. Drozdynski, J. Drozdynski, T. Fujino, T. Albrecht-Schmitt, and S.F. Wolf. 2006. "Uranium." In The Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements, edited by Morss, LR, Edelstein, N.M., Fuger, J, Katz, J.J. 253-698. Dordrecht:Springer. PNNL-SA-43501.
  • Kim C.W., D.J. Wronkiewicz, R.J. Finch, and E.C. Buck. 2006. "Incorporation of Cerium and Neodymium in Uranyl Phases." Journal of Nuclear Materials 353, no. 3:147-157. PNWD-SA-7504. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2006.02.087
  • Wang Z., A.R. Felmy, Y. Xia, and E.C. Buck. 2006. "Observation of Aqueous Cm(III)/Eu(III) and UO22+ Nanoparticulates at Concentrations Approaching Solubility Limit by Laser-Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy." Journal of Alloys and Compounds 418, no. 1-2:166-170. PNNL-SA-45931.

2005

  • Colella M., G.R. Lumpkin, Z. Zhang, E.C. Buck, and K.L. Smith. 2005. "Determination of the Uranium Valence State in the Brannerite Structure using EELS, XPS, and EDX." Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 78, no. 2:52-64. PNNL-SA-42441.
  • Douglas M., S.B. Clark, J.I. Friese, B.W. Arey, E.C. Buck, and B.D. Hanson. 2005. "Neptunium(V) Partitioning to Uranium(VI) Oxide and Peroxide Solids." Environmental Science & Technology 39, no. 11:4117-4124. PNNL-SA-44460.
  • Douglas M., S.B. Clark, J.I. Friese, B.W. Arey, E.C. Buck, B.D. Hanson, and S. Utsunomiya, et al. 2005. "Microscale Characterization of Uranium(VI) Silicate Solids and Associated Neptunium(V)." Radiochimica Acta 93, no. 5:265-272. PNNL-SA-44461.
  • Hanson B.D., B.K. McNamara, E.C. Buck, J.I. Friese, E.D. Jenson, K.M. Krupka, and B.W. Arey. 2005. "Corrosion of commercial spent nuclear fuel. 1. Formation of studtite and metastudtite." Radiochimica Acta 93. PNNL-SA-45228.
  • Li H., M. Qian, E.C. Buck, and D.M. Strachan. 2005. "Reply to "Comments on 'Extended electron energy loss fine structure simulation of the local boron environment in sodium aluminoborosilicate glasses containing gadolinium' by M. Qian, H. Li, L. Li and D. M. Strachan [J. Non-Cryst. Solids 328 (2003) 90]." Journal of Non-crystalline Solids 351, no. 2:186-188. PNNL-SA-45032. doi:10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2004.07.090
  • Li H., M. Qian, E.C. Buck, and D.M. Strachan. 2005. "Reply to the "Comments on 'Extended electron energy loss fine structure simulation of the local boron environment in sodium aluminoborosilicate glasses containing gadolinium' by M. Qian, H. Li, L. Li and D.M. Strachan [J. Non-Cryst. Solids 328 (2003) 90]"." Journal of Non-crystalline Solids 351. PNNL-SA-43249.
  • McNamara B.K., B.D. Hanson, E.C. Buck, and C.Z. Soderquist. 2005. "Corrosion of Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel. 2. A Radiochemical Analyses of Metastudtite and Leachates." Radiochimica Acta 93, no. 3:169-175. PNNL-SA-43013.
  • Strachan D.M., R.D. Scheele, E.C. Buck, A.E. Kozelisky, R.L. Sell, R.J. Elovich, and W.C. Buchmiller. 2005. "Radiation Damange Effects in Candidate Titanates for Plutonium Disposition: Pyrochlore." Journal of Nuclear Materials 345, no. 2-3:109-135. PNNL-SA-40994. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2005.04.064
  • Strachan D.M., R.D. Scheele, E.C. Buck, J.P. Icenhower, A.E. Kozelisky, R.L. Sell, and R.J. Elovich, et al. 2005. "Radiation Damage Effects in Candidate Titanates for Pu Disposition: Pyrochlore." Journal of Nuclear Materials 345, no. 2-3:109-135. PNNL-SA-44217.

2004

  • Buck E.C., and B.K. McNamara. 2004. "Precipitation of Nitrate-Cancrinite in Hanford Tank Sludge." Environmental Science & Technology 38, no. 16:4432-4438. PNWD-SA-6242.
  • Buck E.C., B.D. Hanson, and B.K. McNamara. 2004. "The Geochemical Behaviour of Tc, Np, and Pu in Spent Nuclear Fuel in an Oxidizing Environment." In Energy, Waste, and the Environment: A Geochemical Perspective, edited by R. Giere and P. Stille. 65-88. London:Geological Society. PNNL-SA-42972.
  • Buck E.C., B.D. Hanson, J.I. Friese, M. Douglas, and B.K. McNamara. 2004. "Evidence for Neptunium Incorporation into Uranium (VI) Phases." In Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXVIII. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 824, 133-138. Warrendale, Pennsylvania:Materials Research Society. PNNL-SA-41685.
  • Buck E.C., p.A. Finn, and J.K. Bates. 2004. "Electron Energy-loss Spectroscopy of Anomalous Plutonium Behavior in Nuclear Waste Materials." Micron 35. PNNL-SA-40232.
  • Friese J.I., M. Douglas, E.C. Buck, S.B. Clark, and B.D. Hanson. 2004. "Neptunium(V) Incorporation/Sorption with Uranium(VI) Alteration Products." In SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR NUCLEAR WASTE MANAGEMENT XXVIII. MRS Proceedings, edited by JM Hanchar, S Stroes-Gascoyne and L Browning, 824, Paper No. CC9.2. Warrendale, Pennsylvania:Materials Research Society. PNNL-SA-44189. doi:10.1557/PROC-824-CC9.2
  • McNamara B.K., B.D. Hanson, E.C. Buck, and C.Z. Soderquist. 2004. "A radiochemical analyses of metastudtite and leachates from spent fuel." In Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXVII. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 824, 139-144. Warrendale, Pennsylvania:Materials Research Society. PNNL-SA-44133.

2003

  • Giere R., S. Segvich, and E.C. Buck. 2003. "CHARACTERIZATION OF A CERIUM-RICH PYROCHLORE-BASED CERAMIC NUCLEAR WASTE FORM." In Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXVI. MRS Proceedings, edited by RJ Finch and DB Bullen, 757, Paper No. II6.4. Warrendale, Pennsylvania:Materials Research Society. PNNL-SA-39966. doi:10.1557/PROC-757-II6.4
  • McNamara B.K., E.C. Buck, and B.D. Hanson. 2003. "Observation of Studtite and Metastudtite on Spent Fuel." In Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXVI. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 757, 401-406. Warrendale, Pennsylvania:Materials Research Society. PNNL-SA-43566.
  • Zhang H., C.M. Wang, E.C. Buck, and L.S. Wang. 2003. "Synthesis, Characterization, and Manipulation of Helical SiO2 Nanosprings." Nano Letters 3, no. 5:577-580. PNNL-SA-38397.

2002

  • Buck E.C., M. Colella, K.L. Smith, and G.R. Lumpkin. 2002. "Investigation of the Oxidation State of Uranium in Nuclear Materials and their Alteration Products." In Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXV, 713, 655-662. Warrendale, Pennsylvania:Materials Research Society. PNWD-SA-5966.
  • Giere R., C. Hatcher, E. Reusser, and E.C. Buck. 2002. "Element Partitioning in a Pyrochlore-Based Ceramic Nuclear Waste Form." In Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXV, 713, 303-310. Warrendale, Pennsylvania:Materials Research Society. PNWD-SA-5965.
  • Kim C.W., R.J. Wronkiewicz, R.J. Finch, and E.C. Buck. 2002. "Incorporation of Cerium and Neodymium in a Uranyl Hydroxide Sodid." In Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXV, 713, 663-670. Warrendale, Pennsylvania:Materials Research Society. PNWD-SA-5964.
  • Zhang H., A. Dohnalkova, C.M. Wang, J.S. Young, E.C. Buck, and L.S. Wang. 2002. "Lithium-Assisted Self-Assembly of Aluminum Carbide Nanowires and Nanoribbons." Nano Letters 2, no. 2:105-108. PNNL-SA-36056.

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