It was concluded that uranium ignitions in air and oxygen are thermal ignitions which can be explained in terms of a balance of heat losses and heat generated by the oxidation reaction.doi:10.1016/0022-3115(66)90018-3L. BakerJ.G. Schnizlein...
doi:10.1016/0022-3115(66)90019-5J.G. SchnizleinL. Baker Jr.J.D. BingleElsevier B.V.Journal of Nuclear Materials