Nuclear physics articles within Nature Materials

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• Editorial | 20 February 2015

  Complexity in nuclear materials

  In the nuclear industry, safety considerations rely on our ability to understand and control the behaviour of the relevant materials over a range of length and time scales.

• Interview | 20 February 2015

  Nuclear materials in Japan

  The incident at Fukushima Daiichi brought materials in the nuclear industry into the spotlight. Nature Materials talks to Tatsuo Shikama, Director of the International Research Centre for Nuclear Materials, Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, about the current situation.

  • John Plummer

• Commentary | 20 February 2015

  Predicting material release during a nuclear reactor accident

  In the aftermath of a nuclear reactor accident, understanding the release of fission products from the fuel is key.

  • Rudy J. M. Konings
  • , Thierry Wiss
  •  & Ondřej Beneš