Rapid determination of [sup.239,240]Pu, [sup.238]Pu, [sup.241]Am and [sup.90]Sr in radioactive waste using combined SPE sorbents AnaLig[R] Pu02, AnaLig[R] Sr01 and TRU[R] resin

A rapid separation method has been developed which allows measurement of plutonium, americium and strontium isotopes in the radioactive sludge from Nuclear power plant A1 Jaslovske Bohunice (NPP A1) with high chemical recoveries and effective removal of matrix interferences. This method uses differe...

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Published in:Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry 2012-07, Vol.293 (1), p.81
Main Authors: Dulanska, Silvia, Remenec, Boris, Matel, L'ubomir, Durkot, Erik
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Radioactive pollution
Radioactive wastes
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Summary:A rapid separation method has been developed which allows measurement of plutonium, americium and strontium isotopes in the radioactive sludge from Nuclear power plant A1 Jaslovske Bohunice (NPP A1) with high chemical recoveries and effective removal of matrix interferences. This method uses different commercial products stacked AnaLig[R] Pu02, AnaLig[R] Sr01 and TRU[R] Resin cartridges from IBC Advanced Technologies and Eichrom Technologies. The method allows the rapid separation of plutonium, strontium and americium using a single multistage column in the vacuum box (cartridge technology) with rapid flow rates to minimize sample separation time. The [sup.239,240]Pu, [sup.238]Pu and [sup.241]Am were determined by alpha spec troscopy, [sup.90]Sr was counted on TRICARB 2900 TR by Cerenkov counting of its progeny [sup.90]Y. Keywords Plutonium * Strontium * Americium separation
ISSN:0236-5731
DOI:10.1007/s10967-012-1727-9