Using
self consistent ab-initio lattice dynamics calculations, we show that
bcc structures of Zr and U phases become stable at high temperature by
phonon-phonon interactions. The calculated temperature dependent phonon
dispersion curve (PDC) of β-Zr match excellently with experimental PDC.
But the calculated PDC for γ-U shows negative phonon frequencies even at
solid to liquid transition temperature. We show that this discrepancy
is due to an overestimation of instability depth of bcc U phase which is
removed by incorporation of spin-orbit coupling in the electronic
structure calculations.