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Institute for Transuranium Elements

About: Institute for Transuranium Elements is a based out in . It is known for research contribution in the topics: Uranium & Magnetization. The organization has 1247 authors who have published 2316 publications receiving 53839 citations. The organization is also known as: ITU.


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TL;DR: A comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art of radiation effects in crystalline ceramics that may be used for the immobilization of high-level nuclear waste and plutonium is provided in this article.
Abstract: This review provides a comprehensive evaluation of the state-of-knowledge of radiation effects in crystalline ceramics that may be used for the immobilization of high-level nuclear waste and plutonium. The current understanding of radiation damage processes, defect generation, microstructure development, theoretical methods, and experimental methods are reviewed. Fundamental scientific and technological issues that offer opportunities for research are identified. The most important issue is the need for an understanding of the radiation-induced structural changes at the atomic, microscopic, and macroscopic levels, and the effect of these changes on the release rates of radionuclides during corrosion.

834 citations

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TL;DR: An overview of the international efforts on these reactor types carried out in the framework of Generation-IV can be found in this article, where the authors give an overview of international R&D efforts.

591 citations

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TL;DR: Targeted α-therapy with 225Ac-PSMA-617, although still experimental, obviously has strong potential to significantly benefit advanced-stage prostate cancer patients.
Abstract: Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is a promising target in prostate cancer. Recently, we started the first-in-human treatment with an α-radionuclide–labeled PSMA ligand. Although the case series is still ongoing, we here report in advance about two patients in highly challenging clinical situations who showed a complete response to 225Ac-PSMA-617 therapy. Methods:68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT validated the presence of the PSMA-positive tumor phenotype. A 100-kBq activity of 225Ac-PSMA-617 per kilogram of body weight was administered bimonthly. Prostate-specific antigen response and hematologic toxicity were measured at least every 4 wk. Restaging was performed with 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT. Results: Both patients experienced a prostate-specific antigen decline to below the measurable level and showed a complete response on imaging. No relevant hematologic toxicity was observed. Xerostomia was the only mentionable clinical side effect. Conclusion: Targeted α-therapy with 225Ac-PSMA-617, although still experimental, obviously has strong potential to significantly benefit advanced-stage prostate cancer patients.

576 citations

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21 Nov 2002-Nature
TL;DR: It is argued that the observed superconductivity results directly from plutonium's anomalous electronic properties and as such serves as a bridge between two classes of spin-fluctuation-mediatedsuperconductors: the known heavy-fermion superconductors and the high-Tc copper oxides.
Abstract: Plutonium is a metal of both technological relevance and fundamental scientific interest. Nevertheless, the electronic structure of plutonium, which directly influences its metallurgical properties, is poorly understood. For example, plutonium's 5f electrons are poised on the border between localized and itinerant, and their theoretical treatment pushes the limits of current electronic structure calculations. Here we extend the range of complexity exhibited by plutonium with the discovery of superconductivity in PuCoGa5. We argue that the observed superconductivity results directly from plutonium's anomalous electronic properties and as such serves as a bridge between two classes of spin-fluctuation-mediated superconductors: the known heavy-fermion superconductors and the high-T(c) copper oxides. We suggest that the mechanism of superconductivity is unconventional; seen in that context, the fact that the transition temperature, T(c) approximately 18.5 K, is an order of magnitude greater than the maximum seen in the U- and Ce-based heavy-fermion systems may be natural. The large critical current displayed by PuCoGa5, which comes from radiation-induced self damage that creates pinning centres, would be of technological importance for applied superconductivity if the hazardous material plutonium were not a constituent.

439 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors report the complete GNO solar neutrino results for the measuring periods GNO, III, GNO II, and GNO I. The GNO experiment is now terminated after altogether 58 solar exposure runs that were performed between 20 May 1998 and 9 April 2003.

391 citations


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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Albert V. Smith132411104809
William J. Weber7867525640
Mogens Bjerg Mogensen7542421942
David Clark7365224857
William Shotyk6323213658
Paul J. Kelly5315412756
Eugene A. Kotomin504809756
B. Johansson502158254
Michael Krachler441425722
Ken Kurosaki4342710568
Alfred Morgenstern422186626
Thomas Fanghänel411043813
Christos Apostolidis412016148
Manuel Almeida405087827
Hj. Matzke401816220
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
20213
20201
20192
20186
201721
201693