Claire Corkhill

2025

Insights into long term glass corrosion mechanisms from the Ballidon experiment

Thorpe, C. L., Fisher, A. J., Manifold, G., Creasey-Gray, S., Jackson, C. M., Stone, B., Corkhill, C. L., Boothman, C., Lloyd, J. R. & Hand, R. J., 17 Mar 2025, In: npj Materials Degradation. 9, 1, 22 p., 27.

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The effectiveness of TRIS and ammonium buffers in glass dissolution studies: a comparative analysis

Ravikumar, R., Thorpe, C. L., Corkhill, C. L., Walling, S. A., Neeway, J. J., Pearce, C. I., Kruger, A. A., Kosson, D. S., Marcial, J. & Hand, R. J., 15 Jan 2025, In: npj Materials Degradation. 9, 1, 12 p., 4.

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1 Citation (Scopus)

The effect of magnesia and lime on the durability of synthetic basaltic glasses

Mansfield, J. T., Tang, C., Thorpe, C. L., Corkhill, C. L., Harrison, M. T. & Hand, R. J., 15 May 2025, In: Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 656, 12 p., 123500.

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2024

A disposal-MOX concept for plutonium disposition

Cole, M. R., Blackburn, L. R., Haigh, L. T., Bailey, D. J., Townsend, L. T., Kvashnina, K. O., Hyatt, N. C. & Corkhill, C. L., 21 Aug 2024, In: Materials Advances. 5, 16, p. 6416-6425 10 p.

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3 Citations (Scopus)

Fabrication, defect chemistry and microstructure of Mn-doped UO₂

Smith, H., Townsend, L. T., Mohun, R., Mosselmans, J. F. W., Kvashnina, K., Hyatt, N. C. & Corkhill, C. L., 18 Jan 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Scientific Reports. 14, 1, 12 p., 1656.

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6 Citations (Scopus)

2023

A multimodal X-ray spectroscopy investigation of uranium speciation in ThTi₂O₆ compounds with the brannerite structure

Dixon Wilkins, M. C., Townsend, L. T., Stennett, M. C., Kvashnina, K. O., Corkhill, C. L. & Hyatt, N. C., 7 Aug 2023, In: Scientific Reports. 13, 1, 11 p., 12776.

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4 Citations (Scopus)

A Review of Zirconolite Solid Solution Regimes for Plutonium and Candidate Neutron Absorbing Additives

Blackburn, L. R., Corkhill, C. L. & Hyatt, N. C., 22 Jun 2023, In: Ceramics. 6, 3, p. 1330-1347 18 p.

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Crystal chemical design, synthesis and characterisation of U(IV)-dominant betafite phases for actinide immobilisation

Sun, S.-K., Mottram, L. M., Gouder, T., Stennett, M. C., Hyatt, N. C. & Corkhill, C. L., 26 Jun 2023, In: Scientific Reports. 13, 1, 10328.

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Investigation of the Effect of Milling Duration on a Ce-Gd Doped Zirconolite Phase Assemblage Synthesised by Hot Isostatic Pressing

Kuman, M., Gardner, L. J., Blackburn, L. R., Stennett, M. C., Hyatt, N. C. & Corkhill, C. L., 11 Mar 2023, In: Ceramics. 6, 1, p. 707-716 10 p.

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Localised extended (“vermiform”) features formed during glass dissolution

Mansfield, J. T., Thorpe, C. L., Corkhill, C. L., Harrison, M. T. & Hand, R. J., 15 May 2023, In: Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 608, 9 p., 122230.

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4 Citations (Scopus)

Micro- and Nanoscale Surface Analysis of Late Iron Age Glass from Broborg, a Vitrified Swedish Hillfort

Matthews, B. E., Neeway, J. J., Farias, L. N., Marcial, J., Arey, B. W., Soltis, J., Kovarik, L., Zhu, Z., Schweiger, M. J., Canfield, N., Varga, T., Bowden, M. E., Weaver, J. L., Mccloy, J. S., Sjöblom, R., Hjärthner-Holdar, E., Englund, M., Ogenhall, E., Vicenzi, E. P. & Corkhill, C. L. & 5 others, Thorpe, C., Hand, R. J., Peeler, D. K., Pearce, C. I. & Kruger, A. A., 1 Feb 2023, In: Microscopy and Microanalysis. 29, 1, p. 50-68 19 p.

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Oxidative dissolution of Cr-doped UO2 nuclear fuel

Smith, H., Cordara, T., Gausse, C., Pepper, S. E. & Corkhill, C. L., 7 Apr 2023, In: npj Materials Degradation. 7, 1, 25.

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Solid solubility in the CeTi₂O₆–CeTiNbO₆ system: A multi-element X-ray spectroscopic study

Dixon Wilkins, M. C., Stennett, M. C., McCloy, J. S. & Corkhill, C. L., Jun 2023, In: MRS Advances. 8, 6, p. 267-273 7 p.

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Spectroscopic identification of Ca-bearing uranyl silicates formed in C–S–H systems

Yorkshire, A. S., Stennett, M. C., Walkley, B., Provis, J. L., Townsend, L. T., Haigh, L. T., Hyatt, N. C., Mottram, L. M. & Corkhill, C. L., 28 Feb 2023, In: Scientific Reports. 13, 1, 3374.

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3 Citations (Scopus)

Stability of SrCO₃ within composite Portland-slag cement blends

Walling, S. A., Gardner, L. J., Prentice, D. P., Dixon Wilkins, M. C., Hammad, A. A., Um, W., Corkhill, C. L. & Hyatt, N. C., Jan 2023, In: Cement and Concrete Composites. 135, 12 p., 104823.

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7 Citations (Scopus)

Underpinning the use of indium as a neutron absorbing additive in zirconolite by X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Blackburn, L. R., Townsend, L. T., Wilkins, M. C. D., Ina, T., Kuman, M., Sun, S.-K., Mason, A. R., Gardner, L. J., Stennett, M. C., Corkhill, C. L. & Hyatt, N. C., 8 Jun 2023, In: Scientific Reports. 13, 1, 9329.

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3 Citations (Scopus)

2022

Characterisation of a Complex CaZr_0.9Ce_0.1Ti₂O₇ Glass–Ceramic Produced by Hot Isostatic Pressing

Dixon Wilkins, M. C. J., Gausse, C., Townsend, L. T., Gardner, L. J. & Corkhill, C. L., 19 Nov 2022, In: Ceramics. 5, 4, p. 1035-1050 16 p.

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Characterization of vacancy type defects in irradiated UO₂ and CeO₂

Weber, M. H., McCloy, J. S., Halverson, C. R., Karcher, S. E., Mohun, R. & Corkhill, C. L., Mar 2022, In: MRS Advances. 7, 7-8, p. 123-127 5 p.

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Chemical characterisation of degraded nuclear fuel analogues simulating the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident

Ding, H., Gausse, C., Wilkins, M. C. D., Mottram, L. M., Stennett, M. C., Grolimund, D., Tappero, R., Nicholas, S., Sun, S., Shiba, T., Paraskevoulakos, C., Hyatt, N. C. & Corkhill, C. L., 2 Feb 2022, In: npj Materials Degradation. 6, 1, 13 p., 10.

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Chemical structure and dissolution behaviour of CaO and ZnO containing alkali-borosilicate glass

Fisher, A. J., Ding, H., Rajbhandari, P., Walkley, B., Blackburn, L. R., Stennett, M. C., Hand, R. J., Hyatt, N. C., Harrison, M. T. & Corkhill, C. L., 10 Jan 2022, In: Materials Advances. 3, p. 1747-1758 12 p.

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6 Citations (Scopus)

Cr2+ solid solution in UO2 evidenced by advanced spectroscopy

Smith, H., Townsend, L. T., Mohun, R., Cordara, T., Stennett, M. C., Mosselmans, J. F. W., Kvashnina, K. & Corkhill, C. L., 1 Dec 2022, In: Communications Chemistry.

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9 Citations (Scopus)

HERMES - A GUI-based software tool for pre-processing of X-ray absorption spectroscopy data from laboratory Rowland circle spectrometers

Seddon-Ferretti, M. E., Mottram, L. M., Stennett, M. C., Corkhill, C. L. & Hyatt, N. C., 1 Jan 2022, In: Journal of Synchrotron Radiation. 29, 1, p. 276-279 4 p.

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Investigating the mechanical behaviour of Fukushima MCCI using synchrotron Xray tomography and digital volume correlation

Paraskevoulakos, C., Forna-Kreutzer, J. P., Hallam, K. R., Jones, C. P., Scott, T. B., Gausse, C., Liu, D., Reinhard, C., Corkhill, C. L. & Mostafavi, M., 7 Jul 2022, In: npj Materials Degradation. 6, 13 p., 55.

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Phase Evolution in the CaZrTi2O7–Dy2Ti2O7 System: A Potential Host Phase for Minor Actinide Immobilization

Blackburn, L. R., Townsend, L. T., Lawson, S. M., Mason, A. R., Stennett, M. C., Sun, S.-K., Gardner, L. J., Maddrell, E. R., Corkhill, C. L. & Hyatt, N. C., 18 Apr 2022, In: Inorganic Chemistry. 61, 15, p. 5744-5756 13 p.

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17 Citations (Scopus)

Spectroscopic evaluation of UVI–cement mineral interactions: ettringite and hydrotalcite

Yorkshire, A. S., Stennett, M. C., Walkley, B., O'Sullivan, S. E., Mottram, L. M., Bailey, D. J., Provis, J. L., Hyatt, N. C. & Corkhill, C. L., 1 Jan 2022, In: Journal of Synchrotron Radiation.

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6 Citations (Scopus)

Surface interfacial analysis of simulant high level nuclear waste glass dissolved in synthetic cement solutions

Corkhill, C. L., Mann, C., Eskelsen, J. R., Leonard, D. N., Mottram, L. M., Stennett, M. C., Ayling, J. M. S., Thorpe, C. L., Cole, M. R., Nicholas, S., Tappero, R. & Pierce, E. M., 18 Aug 2022, In: npj Materials Degradation.

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8 Citations (Scopus)

2021

A preliminary investigation of the molten salt mediated synthesis of Gd₂TiO₅ ‘stuffed’ pyrochlore

Austin, D., Cole, M. R., Stennett, M. C., Corkhill, C. L. & Hyatt, N. C., 19 Apr 2021, In: MRS Advances. 6, 4-5, p. 149-153 5 p.

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7 Citations (Scopus)

Assessment of positrons for defect studies in CeO₂ materials

Weber, M. H., Karcher, S., Mohun, R., Corkhill, C. & McCloy, J., 5 Apr 2021, In: MRS Advances. 6, 4-5, p. 119-124 6 p.

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Bending bad—testing caramel wafer bars (#TestATunnocks)

Birch, S. M. I., Bates, J., Bell, M., Christofidou, K. A., Corkhill, C. L., Hearnden, V., Lopez, E. A., Mason, L. C., Southworth, A. & Dean, J. S., 1 Sept 2021, In: Physics Education.

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Characterisation and disposability assessment of multi-waste stream in-container vitrified products for higher activity radioactive waste

Walling, S. A., Kauffmann, M. N., Gardner, L. J., Bailey, D. J., Stennett, M. C., Corkhill, C. L. & Hyatt, N. C., Jan 2021, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials.

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27 Citations (Scopus)

Characterisation and Durability of a Vitrified Wasteform for Simulated Chrompik III Waste

Walling, S. A., Gardner, L. J., Pang, H. K. C., Mann, C., Corkhill, C. L., Mikusova, A., Lichvar, P. & Hyatt, N. C., 30 Sept 2021, In: Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology. 19, 3, p. 339-352 14 p.

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Characterization of and Structural Insight into Struvite-K, MgKPO4·6H2O, an Analogue of Struvite

Gardner, L. J., Walling, S. A., Lawson, S. M., Sun, S., Bernal, S. A., Corkhill, C. L., Provis, J. L., Apperley, D. C., Iuga, D., Hanna, J. V. & Hyatt, N. C., 4 Jan 2021, In: Inorganic Chemistry.

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44 Citations (Scopus)

Chemical state mapping of simulant Chernobyl lava-like fuel containing material using micro-focused synchrotron X-ray spectroscopy

Ding, H., Wilkins, M. C. D., Mottram, L. M., Blackburn, L. R., Grolimund, D., Tappero, R., Nicholas, S. L., Sun, S., Corkhill, C. L. & Hyatt, N. C., 1 Nov 2021, In: Journal of Synchrotron Radiation.

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3 Citations (Scopus)

Early age hydration and application of blended magnesium potassium phosphate cements for reduced corrosion of reactive metals

Gardner, L. J., Corkhill, C. L., Walling, S. A., Vigor, J. E., Murray, C. A., Tang, C. C., Provis, J. L. & Hyatt, N. C., May 2021, In: Cement and Concrete Research. 143, 13 p., 106375.

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57 Citations (Scopus)

Fenton and Fenton-like wet oxidation for degradation and destruction of organic radioactive wastes

Walling, S. A., Um, W., Corkhill, C. L. & Hyatt, N. C., 24 Sept 2021, In: npj Materials Degradation. 5, p. 20 50.

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62 Citations (Scopus)

Low-Temperature Nitridation of Fe3O4 by Reaction with NaNH2

O’Sullivan, S. E., Sun, S.-K., Lawson, S. M., Stennett, M. C., Chen, F., Masubuchi, Y., Corkhill, C. L. & Hyatt, N. C., 15 Feb 2021, In: Inorganic Chemistry. 60, 4, p. 2553–2562 10 p.

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7 Citations (Scopus)

Synthesis, Characterization, and Crystal Structure of Dominant Uranium(V) Brannerites in the UTi2–xAlxO6 System

Wilkins, M. C. D., Mottram, L. M., Maddrell, E. R., Stennett, M. C., Corkhill, C. L., Kvashnina, K. O. & Hyatt, N. C., 6 Dec 2021, In: Inorganic Chemistry. 60, 23, p. 18112–18121 10 p.

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Synthesis, structure, and characterization of the thorium zirconolite CaZr1‐xThxTi2O7 system

Blackburn, L. R., Sun, S., Gardner, L. J., Maddrell, E. R., Stennett, M. C., Corkhill, C. L. & Hyatt, N. C., Jul 2021, In: Journal of the American Ceramic Society.

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17 Citations (Scopus)

Synthesis and characterisation of HIP Ca_0.80Ce_0.20ZrTi_1.60Cr_0.40O₇ zirconolite and observations of the ceramic–canister interface

Blackburn, L. R., Cole, M. R., Gardner, L. J., Bailey, D. J., Kuman, M., Mason, A. R., Sun, S. K., Maddrell, E. R., Stennett, M. C., Corkhill, C. L. & Hyatt, N. C., 16 Apr 2021, In: MRS Advances. 6, 4-5, p. 112-118 7 p.

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Synthesis of Ca_1-xCe_xZrTi_2-2xAl_2xO₇ zirconolite ceramics for plutonium disposition

Zhong, M. X., Walkley, B., Bailey, D. J., Blackburn, L. R., Ding, H., Wang, S. Q., Bao, W. C., Gardner, L. J., Sun, S. K., Stennett, M. C., Corkhill, C. L. & Hyatt, N. C., 1 Dec 2021, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 556, 8 p., 153198.

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16 Citations (Scopus)

Temperature transformation of blended magnesium potassium phosphate cement binders

Gardner, L. J., Walling, S. A., Corkhill, C. L., Bernal, S. A., Lejeune, V., Stennett, M. C., Provis, J. L. & Hyatt, N. C., Mar 2021, In: Cement and Concrete Research. 141, 12 p., 106332.

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39 Citations (Scopus)

The dissolution of simulant UK Ca/Zn-modified nuclear waste glass: the effect of increased waste loading

Fisher, A. J., Harrison, M. T., Hyatt, N. C., Hand, R. J. & Corkhill, C. L., Apr 2021, In: MRS Advances. 6, 4-5, p. 95-102 8 p.

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Thermal treatment of Cs-exchanged chabazite by hot isostatic pressing to support decommissioning of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

Gardner, L. J., Walling, S. A., Corkhill, C. L. & Hyatt, N. C., 5 Jul 2021, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 413, 13 p., 125250.

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17 Citations (Scopus)

Thermal treatment of nuclear fuel-containing Magnox sludge radioactive waste

Barlow, S. T., Fisher, A. J., Bailey, D. J., Blackburn, L. R., Stennett, M. C., Hand, R. J., Morgan, S. P., Hyatt, N. C. & Corkhill, C. L., 15 Aug 2021, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials.

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13 Citations (Scopus)

‘Among his fellows cast’: A histotaphonomic investigation into the impact of the Black Death in England

Hemer, K. A., Booth, T. J., Raffone, C., Mann, C., Corkhill, C. L. & Willmott, H., Oct 2021, In: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 39, 14 p., 103161.

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2020

Characterization of Cebama low-pH reference concrete and assessment of its alteration with representative waters in radioactive waste repositories

Vehmas, T., Montoya, V., Alonso, M. C., Vašíček, R., Rastrick, E., Gaboreau, S., Večerník, P., Leivo, M., Holt, E., Fink, N., Ait Mouheb, N., Svoboda, J., Read, D., Červinka, R., Vasconcelos, R. & Corkhill, C., Oct 2020, In: Applied Geochemistry. 121, 104703.

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15 Citations (Scopus)

Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP): A novel method to prepare Cr-doped UO₂ nuclear fuel

Cordara, T., Smith, H., Mohun, R., Gardner, L. J., Stennett, M. C., Hyatt, N. C. & Corkhill, C. L., Jan 2020, In: MRS Advances. 5, 1-2, p. 45-53 9 p.

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Immobilizing Pertechnetate in Ettringite via Sulfate Substitution

Saslow, S. A., Kerisit, S. N., Varga, T., Mergelsberg, S. T., Corkhill, C. L., Snyder, M. M. V., Avalos, N. M., Yorkshire, A. S., Bailey, D. J., Crum, J. & Asmussen, R. M., 3 Nov 2020, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 54, 21, p. 13610-13618 9 p.

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Synthesis, characterisation and preliminary corrosion behaviour assessment of simulant Fukushima nuclear accident fuel debris

Gausse, C., Dunlop, C. W., Friskney, A. A., Stennett, M. C., Hyatt, N. C. & Corkhill, C. L., 2020, In: MRS Advances. 5, 1-2, p. 65-72 8 p.

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Synthesis and characterization of iodovanadinite using PdI_2,an iodine source for the immobilisation of radioiodine

Johnstone, E. V., Bailey, D. J., Lawson, S., Stennett, M. C., Corkhill, C. L., Kim, M., Heo, J., Matsumura, D. & Hyatt, N. C., 2 Jul 2020, In: RSC Advances. 10, 42, p. 25116-25124 9 p.

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