Published 2009 | Version v1
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A comparative study on determination of composition of uranium thorium mixed oxides by tube and radioisotope excited EDXRF

  • 1. Fuel Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai (India)
  • 2. X-ray Optics Section, Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore (India)

Description

Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) methods for determination of uranium and thorium in their mixed oxide matrices using tube and radioisotope excitation sources have been developed. The methodology involves preparation of mixed oxide calibration/sample mixtures of uranium and thorium oxides, mixing of fixed amount of internal standard Yttrium in form of Yttrium oxide, pelletizing these mixtures after thorough mixing and recording their EDXRF spectra using Rh target as well as 109Cd radioisotope source. The samples were analysed for uranium and thorium on the basis of calibration plots

Part of:
Proceedings of DAE-BRNS symposium on nuclear and radiochemistry

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Imprint Place
Mumbai (India)
Imprint Title
Proceedings of DAE-BRNS symposium on nuclear and radiochemistry
Imprint Pagination
679 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 481-482

Conference

Title
9. symposium on nuclear and radiochemistry
Acronym
NUCAR 2009
Dates
7-10 Jan 2009
Place
Mumbai (India)

INIS

Country of Publication
India
Country of Input or Organization
India
INIS RN
40097002
Subject category
S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
PELLETIZING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; THORIUM OXIDES; URANIUM OXIDES; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FABRICATION; MOLDING; NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; THORIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; X-RAY EMISSION ANALYSIS

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