Accepted Manuscript Ab initio Study on Structural Stability of Uranium Carbide B.D. Sahoo, K.D. Joshi, Satish C. Gupta PII: S0022-3115(13)00355-3 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2013.01.314 Reference: NUMA 47146 To appear in: Journal of Nuclear Materials Received Date: 17 November 2012 Accepted Date: 17 January 2013 Please cite this article as: B.D. Sahoo, K.D. Joshi, S.C. Gupta, Ab initio Study on Structural Stability of Uranium Carbide, Journal of Nuclear Materials (2013), doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2013.01.314 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.