Published 2009 | Version v1
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Rapid determination of uranium isotopes in low and intermediate level wastes from nuclear power plants by alpha spectrometry

  • 1. Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear (CDTN/CNEN-MG), Belo Horizonte, MG (Brazil). Servico de Reator e Tecnicas Analiticas

Description

A simple and fast method for uranium isotopes determination in low and intermediate level wastes from nuclear power plants using extraction chromatography is described. Following sample preparation, uranium is pre-concentrated by precipitation with iron(III) hydroxide and then separated using Dowex AG 1X8, 100-200mesh, resin. The separated uranium is electrodeposited onto stainless-steel discs and then measured by alpha spectrometry and the results were analyzed using WinALPHA software. The procedure was evaluated using 232U radiotracer. USGS uranium standard and intercomparison program were used as quality tools. (author)

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
[7 p.]
Report number
INIS-BR--7107

Conference

Title
International nuclear atlantic conference. Innovations in nuclear technology for a sustainable future; 16. Brazilian national meeting on reactor physics and thermal hydraulics; 9. Brazilian national meeting on nuclear applications; 1. Meeting on nuclear industry
Acronym
INAC 2009
Dates
27 Sep - 2 Oct 2009
Place
Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil)

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Published only in CD-Rom. Code: e03_331_fullpaper.pdf