Neptunium diverges sharply from uranium and plutonium in crystalline borate matrixes: insights into the complex behavior of the early actinides relevant to nuclear waste storage.

In contrast to uranium and plutonium borates, neptunium borates are mixed-valent and simultaneously display three coordination environments and three oxidation states.

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