Research output per year
Research output per year
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Research Interests
Isolation and purification of actinide metals, including neptunium and americium, for use in the fabrication of transmutation fuels. These metals are currently available only as oxides or in metal mixtures, not as pure metals. Processes must be continually designed and developed to isolate them from the various metal and oxide mixes and to reduce the oxides to metals.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
… → 2007
Bachelor, Chemistry, University of Cincinnati
… → 2002
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Rapid Automated Chemical Separations and Isotopic Analysis for MSR Safeguards
Cooper, J., Snow, M., Squires, L., Fanner, A., Holschuh, T. & Olney, K., Nov 9 2025, Advances in Nuclear Nonproliferation Technology and Policy Conference (ANTPC 2025) .Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Rapid Analytical Methodology for Chloride Molten Salt Reactor Safeguards and Process Monitoring
Snow, M., Squires, L., Fanner, A., Cooper, J., Holschuh, T. & Olney, K., Oct 6 2024, Proceedings of GLOBAL 2024.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Conversion of EBR-II Fuel to HALEU Oxide Pellets
Squires, L., Adkins, C., Heathman, C. & Ballard, B., 2023, In: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society. 128, p. 437-438 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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Isolation of high purity americium metal via distillation
Squires, L. N., King, J., Fielding, R. S. & Lessing, P., Mar 2018, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 500, p. 26-32 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Direct chemical reduction of neptunium oxide to neptunium metal using calcium and calcium chloride
Squires, L. N. & Lessing, P., Apr 1 2016, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 471, p. 65-68 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations
Prizes
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University of Illinois Department of Chemistry Award for Outstanding Literature Seminar
Squires, L. (Recipient), 2003
Prize: Honorary award