Current Projects

Aqueous/Electrochemical Corrosion

• The Passivity and Corrosion of Beryllium
• Uranium Hydrogen Interactions
• Breakdown Mechanism of Diamond-Like-Carbon Coatings
• Correlations between Texture and Corrosion
• Corrosion of Candidate APT Materials in a Prototypical Target Assembly
• Corrosion of Tungsten in an 800 MeV Proton Beam
• Microbial Corrosion of Buried Structures
• Atmospheric Corrosion Monitors for Stockpile Stewardship

Gallium Issues in Materials Disposition (removal, thermal vaporization, embrittlement)

Corrosion,Cracking, and Embrittlement of Storage Containers for Radioactive Materials

High Temperature Corrosion/Oxidation

• Oxidation of Molybdenum Di-silicide
• Kinetics and Process for Binding Carbon Dioxide in Carbonates
• The Use of Mixed-Oxide Fuels for the Disposition of Weapons Materials
• Uranium Hydride Formation

Last Modified: October 2011 -- kolman@lanl.gov

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