Technical Publications by J.A.L. Robertson

The more significant appear in bold type

• For non-technical publications, including newspaper articles and letters to editors, see "Media Contacts".
• For reports, etc., with restricted distribution, see "Unpublications".
• For verbal presentations, see "Prepared Talks".

1950-54

U.K. Atomic Energy Research Establishment Metallurgy Division Reports on:

• Specific heat of plutonium, AERE M/R1181
• Crystallography of plutonium, AERE M/R1409
• Dilatometry of plutonium, AERE M/R1625
• Production of plutonium fuel elements for the Zephyr zero-energy fast reactor, AERE M/R1659
• Electrical resistance of plutonium, AERE M/R1930

1954

• "Some physical properties of metallic plutonium", Nature, 173, pp. 534 - 538
• "Report on visits to some U.S. Laboratories engaged on research in metallurgy - November 1953", United Kingdom Scientific Mission Memorandum UKSM Memo 11/54, BCSO(NA) Report 962
• "Report on visits to physical metallurgy laboratories of Rennselaer Polytechnic and General Electric, Schenectady - November/December 1953, UKSM Memo 13/54, BCSO(NA) Report 964
• "Report on visits to some U.S. Laboratories engaged on research in metallurgy - January 1954", UKSM Memo 23/54, BCSO(NA) Report 970
• "Report on visits to physical metallurgy laboratories of Case Institute, NACA Cleveland and University of Pittsburgh - February 1954", UKSM Memo 33/54, BCSO(NA) Report 978
• "Report on the ASM Beryllium Conference, Boston, March 4-5" UKSM Memo 35/54, BCSO(NA) Report 979

1956

• "The effects of irradiation on fissionable materials", European Atomic Energy Society, Stockholm, EAES 4/10/56
• U.K. Atomic Energy Research Establishment Metallurgy Division Report on irradiation results and analysis, AERE M/R2004

1957

• "Swelling of uranium under irradiation", Harwell Conference on Holes in Metals, Paper 8

1958

• "The crystal structures of plutonium: delta and epsilon phases", U.K. Atomic Energy Research Establishment Metallurgy Division Report AERE M/R2416
• "Behaviour of uranium oxide as a reactor fuel" (AECL-603), Paper presented to the Second International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Geneva, 1958 September 1-13

1959

• "Effects of O:U ratio on the irradiation behaviour of uranium oxide", J. Nuclear Materials 1, 109-110, (AECL-778)
• "UO₂ irradiations of short duration", Report AECL-806
• "Integral k.dT in fuel irradiation", Report AECL-807
• "Irradiation behaviour of UO₂ fuel elements", (AECL-890), Symposium on Effects of Irradiation on Fuel and Fuel Elements, IMD Special Report No. 9, pp.45-70
• "Thermal conductivity of UO₂ in the laboratory and in the reactor", Nucleonics

1960

• "Determination de quelques proprietes physiques du plutonium metal", Memoires Scientifiques Rev. Metallurg., LVII, 1
• "Behaviour of highly rated uranium oxide specimens irradiated with a defected sheath", Report AECL-970
• "Concerning the effects of excess oxygen in UO2", Report CRFD-973
• "The effect of 4 mol% Y₂O₃ on the thermal conductivity of UO₂", Report AECL-1037
• "CANDU fuelling costs - breaking the 1-mill/kwh barrier", Nucleonics 18 (10), pp.60-64 (Report AECL-1080)
• Letter to the Editor, British Power Engineering, November, p. 64

1961

• "Some consequences of excess oxygen in UO₂", Proceedings of the Symposium on Radiation Effects in Refractory Fuel Compounds, ASTM Special Technical Publication 306, pp.3-l5 (Report AECL-1123)
• "UO₂ Irradiations of short duration, Part II", Report AECL-1l92
• "Irradiation of non-stoichiometric uranium oxide for short durations", Report AECL-1199
• "Zircaloy-UO₂ failures tied to fluorides", Nucleonics, 19 (3), pp.77-79, Report AECL-1218
• "Understanding UO₂ fuel elements", Atompraxis, 4, pp.121-126, Report AECL-1221
• "Post -irradiation examination of seven-element Zircaloy-sheathed UO₂ fuel bundles irradiated in pressurized water - Test CR-V-e", Report AECL-1320

1962

• "UO₂ - Now in widespread use as reactor fuel", book review in Nucleonics, 20, 4, April, pp.108 - 110
• "High-temperature properties of ceramic fuels: their significance and measurement", ANS Meeting, Boston, June, Trans, ANS, 5, 1, (Report AECL-1529)
• "Observations on the thermal conductivity of uranium oxide", ANS Transactions 5, p.473 (Report AECL-1641)
• "Temperature distribution in UO₂ fuel elements", Nuclear Materials 7, pp.225-262 (Report AECL-1679)
• "Zircaloy-clad UO₂ fuel: its present limitation and future potential", CNA International Conference, Ottawa, May 28-30 (Report AECL-1692)

1963

• "The thermal conductivity of UO₂ under irradiation: some early results", Report AECL-1733
• "Interesting developments in UO₂ technology", Proceedings of the Conference on New Nuclear Materials Including Non-Metallic Fuels, Prague, July 2, pp.57-77 (Report AECL-1980): also contribution to the discussion, pp.361/362
• "Mesure directe de la conductibilite thermique de l'oxyde d'uranium en pile jusqua 1200^oC", Proceedings of the Conference on New Nuclear Materials Including Non-Metallic Fuels, Prague, July 2, pp.307-322 (Report AECL-1982)

1964

• "UO₂ performance - the importance of temperature distribution", Proceedings of the Third U.N. Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Geneva, August-September, 11, pp.395-404 (Report AECL-2017)
• "The longitudinal and diametral expansions of UO₂ fuel elements", Report AECL-2143
• "Comparison of water-cooled fuels", Nuclear News, October, pp. 34 - 38

1965

• "Basic considerations in the design of UO₂ fuel elements", Proceedings of Netherlands-Norwegian Reactor School Advanced Course on Fuel Elements for Water-Cooled Power Reactors Including Superheat, September, Kjeller Report 89 (Report AECL-2464)
• "Zirconium alloys as sheathing materials", Proceedings of Netherlands-Norwegian Reactor School Advanced Course on Fuel Elements for Water-Cooled Power Reactors Including Superheat, September, Kjeller Report 89 (Report AECL-2464)
• "In-reactor creep of zirconium alloys", ANS Conference on Fundamental Properties of Materials in Nuclear Fuel Assemblies, Schenectady, August 22 - 23

1967

• "Nuclear reactor fuel", U.S. Patent No.3,354,044, November 21
• "Proceedings of the British Ceramic Society", Book review, J. Nuclear Materials, 24, p.247
• "Ceramic fuel elements" by R.B. Holden, Book review, J. Nuclear Materials, 24, p.350
• "More views on burn-up units", Letter to the Editor of Nuclear Engineering, 12, 132, p.338
• Letter to the Editor of British Power Engineering, November, p.64

1968

• "The in-reactor creep of zirconium alloys", J. Nuclear Materials, 26, 1, p.1

1969

• "Irradiation effects in nuclear fuels", ANS Monograph, Gordon & Breach, New York, 309pp.

1970

• "AECL's engineering programs in research reactors", Proceedings of IAEA Panel on Engineering Programs in Research Reactors, Vienna, July 27 - 31, IAEA-130, 1971 (Report CRNL-502)

1971

• "Fuel for Canadian power reactors", Proceedings of Fourth U.N. International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Geneva, September 6-16 (Report AECL-3979)

1972

• "The Canadian nuclear power program", brief to the Science Council of Canada, December (Report AECL-4767, 1974 April)

1973

• "Improved performance for UO₂ fuel", Engineering Journal, Nov.-Dec. (Report AECL-4366)
• "Canadian fuel performance", ANS Annual Meeting, Chicago, June (Report AECL-4520)
• "Physical metallurgy of CANDU fuel", in "Physical metallurgy of reactor fuel elements", Proceedings of an international conference organized by the CEGB, Berkeley, U.K., September 2-7 (Report AECL-4968)
• "Introductory survey on swelling and gas release", keynote address, in "Physical metallurgy of reactor fuel elements", Proceedings of an international conference organized by the CEGB, Berkeley, U.K. September 2-7 (Report AECL-4969)

1975

• "Behaviour and chemical state of irradiated ceramic fuels", book review in Annals of Nuclear Science and Engineering
• "Nuclear fuel failures: their causes and remedies", Proceedings of ANS/CNA topical meeting on Commercial Nuclear Fuel Technology Tomorrow", Toronto, April 27 - 30
• "The issues - for nuclear power", Proceedings of CNA Seminar on Nuclear Energy and the Public, Toronto, September 23 - 24
• "CANDU reactor strategy: toward a North-American strategy?", Proceedings of Cornell-Carleton Conference on North-American Energy Policy, October 2 - 4

1976

• "Research and development for Canadian nuclear power", Report AECL-5314
• "Why nuclear proponents see in Canada's program a safe and sound answer to energy needs", Science Forum, 9, 4, pp.8-12, Report AECL-5482
• "Fuel cycle", Proceedings of CNA Seminar for Industry Spokesmen, Toronto, November 10

1977

• "The plain man's guide to Amory Lovins", Electric Perspectives, 77, 3

1978

• "The CANDU reactor system: an appropriate technology", Science, 199, 4329, pp.657-664, Report AECL-6067
• "Final argument relating to the Canadian nuclear program", brief to the Ontario Royal Commission on Electric Power Planning, Report AECL-6200

1979

• "Nuclear energy in Canada: the CANDU system", Report AECL-6328 (subsequently revised and reissued twice)

1980

• "Technocrats in society", Proceedings of Fifth Symposium on Engineering Applications of Mechanics, University of Ottawa, June 16 - 17

1981

• "Nuclear energy: trans-science is not enough", Bulletin of the Canadian Association of Physicists, 37, 1, January
• "Zirconium - an international nuclear material", Journal of Nuclear Materials, 100, pp.108 - 118 (Report AECL-7371)

1982

• "AECL programs for new applications for nuclear energy", Report AECL-7086
• "Preventing nuclear weapons proliferation: a positive factor for peace", CNS Bulletin, 3, 3, May
• "The demand for uranium - and metallurgists", Uranium-82 Symposium, Toronto, August
• "Preventing nuclear weapons proliferation", The Energy Newsletter, McMaster University, 3, 3, October

1984

• "Canada's domestic nuclear issues", submission to First Week's Panel of Interfaith Program for Public Awareness of Nuclear Issues, September (available at www.magma.ca/~jalrober)
• "Canada's international nuclear trade", submission to Second Week's Panel of Interfaith Program for Public Awareness of Nuclear Issues, September (available at www.magma.ca/~jalrober)

1985

• "Nuclear energy", article in The Canadian Encyclopedia, Hurtig
• "Nuclear power plants", article in The Canadian Encyclopedia, Hurtig

1986

• "Positivism, objectivity and facts", Ethics and Energy, 6, 1, Spring, pp. 2/3
• "A critique of the IPPANI report: a dissenter's view", (available at www.magma.ca/~jalrober)

1987

• "Utilitarianism", Letter to the Editor, Ethics and Energy, 7, 1, Spring, pp. 2/3
• "Fuel for thought", Nuclear Journal of Canada, 1, 4, presented at Engineering Centennial Conference

1988

• "The Canadian Approach to Nuclear Safety", Appendix IV of "The Safety of Ontario's Nuclear Power Reactors" (The Ontario Nuclear Safety Review Report)

1990

• "Improving the Safety Culture of Human Organizations: A Proposal for Institutional Quality Assurance", Report ACNS-17

1991

• "Recommended Safety Objectives, Principles and Requirements for Mini-Reactors, Report ACNS-14
• "Risks and our Nuclear Future", Risk Analysis, 8, 3

1992

• "Review of Canadian Programs for Radioactive Waste Management", Report ACNS-18
• "The Geometry of Nuclear Energy: Getting the Right Angle on the Ethics", Canadian Nuclear Society Bulletin, 13, 3

1993

• "Nuclear Emergency Preparedness in Canada", Report AC-3
• "Nuclear Energy Inquiries: National and International", AECL report AECL-10768, 42pp.
• "Addressing Public Concerns: The Role of Past Inquiries", Invited presentation at INC-93

1994

• Submission by the Royal Society of Canada to the Secretary of State for Science & Technology on the Science & Technology Review

1995

• "Feedback of Operating Experience in Nuclear Power Plants", ACNS-22
• "Policy Goals for Health and Safety: Another View", Risk Analysis, 15, 3,

1996

• "Basic Principles for Regulating Nuclear Activities", Report ACNS-24
• "Learning from History: A Case Study in Nuclear Fuel", in "Zirconium in the Nuclear Industry", ASTM STP-1295, presented in accepting the Kroll Medal
• "Oak Ridge National Laboratory: The First Fifty Years", book review in Science Education, pp.710 - 712

1997

• "A Frequent Flyer Program for Nuclear Mythology", Canadian Nuclear Society Bulletin, 18, 1
• "Learning from History: A Retrospective", chapter in "Canada Enters the Nuclear Age", McGill/Queen's
• "Nuclear degeneration", submission to the Ontario Legislature's Select Committee on Ontario Hydro Nuclear Affairs, October

1998

• "Malice in Blunderland?", Canadian Nuclear Society Bulletin, 19, 2 & 3
• Submission to NRCan on Federal Government Policy on Nuclear Fuel Wastes

1999

• Submission to the CRTC on Renewal of CBC Licences, concerning anti-nuclear bias
• "To Air is to Err", Canadian Nuclear Society Bulletin, 20, 1

2000

• "Decide the Nuclear Issues for Yourself: NUclear need not be UNclear", book on the internet at www.magma.ca/~jalrober/Decide.htm

2001

• "A critique by J.A.L. Robertson of 'Nuclear waste: exploring the dilemmas' by Lois M. Wilson", (available at www.magma.ca/~jalrober)
• "Review too soft", Canadian Nuclear Society Bulletin, 22, 2, 2001 June, p.45

2002

• "Appalled about Maple", Open letter to Ms. Linda Keen, Chair Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, Canadian Nuclear Society Bulletin, 23, 2, 2002 May, p.2

2004

• For a series of submissions to the Nuclear Waste Management Organization regarding that organization's activities, go to its website, www.nwmo.ca , and look under "Submissions".
• "Can CANDU estimates be trusted?" (available at www.magma.ca/~jalrober), November

2005

• "Review and Comment on 'Final Study' of the Nuclear Waste Management Organization", Canadian Nuclear Society Bulletin, 26, 4, 2005 December, p.43

2006

• "Submission to Ontario Power Authority on its 'Supply Mix Advice and Recommendations'", January
• "Paper Ignored Thorium", Letter to the Editor, Canadian Nuclear Society Bulletin, 27, 3, 2006 September, p.3