2 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025
Molecular-dynamics study of diffusional creep in uranium mononitride
Mohamed AbdulHameed, Benjamin Beeler, Conor O. T. Galvin +3
Uranium mononitride (UN) is a promising advanced nuclear fuel due to its high thermal conductivity and high fissile density. Yet, many aspects of its mechanical behavior and micros…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025
Modeling oxygen-void interactions in uranium nitride
Mohamed AbdulHameed, Anton J. Schneider, Benjamin Beeler +1
Oxygen impurities in uranium nitride (UN) are reported to influence its swelling behavior under irradiation, yet the underlying mechanism remains unknown. In this work, we develop…