KOSEN 한인과학기술자네트워크

The 1998 annual report of the Instutute for Transuraium Elements (ITU) of the JRC is divided in two parts, a more general part (A) reflection management and infrastructure and a scientific-technical part(B)in which progress over the last year is detailed. Includied in part(A)is a review article nuclear forensics-the investigation of smuggled nuclear materials which describes in datail the Institute activities in this important field. In addition there is a series of highligts i.e.short articles describing work of particular interests or where important results have been obtained. In the present report, there are highlight articles on: -Strong Pressure Dependence of the Transport Proterties of PuTe. -Thin Films of Actinides and their Study by Photoemission. -High-Precision Melting Point Measurement of MOX Nuclear Fuel. -Interaction of an Oxidic Corium Melt with Water:the Puzzle of H2-Production. -Effect of Alpha-Radiolysis on Leaching of UO2 in Water -Partitioning of Minor Actinides from Genuine High Level Waste by Means of the DIAMEX process -NUCLIDES 2000:An Electronic Chart of the Nuclides on Compact Disc. -ISO 9001 Certificate for ITU Part B of the report contains a detailed description of the progress made in the fields of basic actinide research, alpha-immunotherapy, safety of nuclear fuels, partitioning and transmutation of long lived actinides and fission products, spent fuel characterization in view of long term storage and safeguards, research. Finally a list of publications is given together with collaborations with external organizations.