THE DETERMINATION OF IMPURITIES IN PLUTONIUM METAL BY ANION-EXCHANGE AND ICP/AES

被引:31
作者
HUFF, EA
BOWERS, DL
机构
[1] Argonne Natl Lab, United States
关键词
Americium--Impurities - Ion Exchange - Radioactive Materials--Spectroscopic Analysis - Spectroscopy; Emission;
D O I
10.1366/0003702894203318
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
The determination of trace-metal impurities in plutonium metal was investigated with the use of anion exchange separation and analysis by inductively coupled plasma/atomic emission spectrometry. Data on recoveries and independent measurements for some 30 elements show precisions and accuracies in the 1-10% range, values that are a significant improvement over those of traditional carrier distillation techniques. Americium can be determined on the same sample aliquot, with figures of merit rivaling those of nuclear counting procedures.
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