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ABSTRACT: This paper presents a quantitative and rapid method of sequential separation of Pu, (90)Sr and (241)Am nuclides in environmental soil samples with an anion exchange resin and Sr Spec resin. After the sample solution was passed through an anion exchange column connected to a Sr Spec column, Pu isotopes were purified from the anion exchange column. Strontium-90 was separated from other interfering elements by the Sr Spec column. Americium-241 was purified from lanthanides by the anion exchange resin after oxalate co-precipitation. Measurement of Pu and Am isotopes was carried out using an α-spectrometer. Strontium-90 was measured by a low-level liquid scintillation counter. The radiochemical procedure of Pu, (90)Sr and (241)Am nuclides investigated in this study validated by application to IAEA reference materials and environmental soil samples.
Applied radiation and isotopes: including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine 10/2010; 69(2):295-8. · 1.09 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A fission track analysis and alpha track analysis were developed to detect fissile particles such as uranium and plutonium isotopes as well as to identify particle-bound plutonium in contaminated soil or sediment. To record a reference point, a locator SEM grid electroplated with boron was used to obtain a recorded grid image on the Lexan or CR-39 detector. With the fission track technique, the track images of the grid coated with boron and the fissile nuclides on the CR-39 detector were clearly recorded so that the location of the fissile particles could be easily identified in the radio-contaminated soil matrix. With the alpha track technique, many of the hot particles in the BOMARC soil turned out to be contaminated with plutonium isotopes rather than uranium isotopes.
Applied Radiation and Isotopes 02/2007; 65(1):85-91. · 1.17 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: This paper presents a quantitative and rapid method of sequential separation of Pu, 90Sr and 241Am nuclides in environmental soil samples with an anion exchange resin and Sr Spec resin. After the sample solution was passed through an anion exchange column connected to a Sr Spec column, Pu isotopes were purified from the anion exchange column. Strontium-90 was separated from other interfering elements by the Sr Spec column. Americium-241 was purified from lanthanides by the anion exchange resin after oxalate co-precipitation. Measurement of Pu and Am isotopes was carried out using an α-spectrometer. Strontium-90 was measured by a low-level liquid scintillation counter. The radiochemical procedure of Pu, 90Sr and 241Am nuclides investigated in this study validated by application to IAEA reference materials and environmental soil samples.
Applied Radiation and Isotopes.
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ABSTRACT: Uranium-adsorbed silica particles were prepared as a reference material for the fission track analysis (FTA) of swipe samples. A modified instrumental setup for particle generation, based on a commercial vibrating orifice aerosol generator to produce various sizes of droplets from a SiO2 solution, is described. The droplets were transferred into a weak acidic solution bath to produce spherical solid silica particles. The classification of the silica particles in the range from 5 to 20 μm was carried out by the gravitational sedimentation method. The size distribution and morphology of the classified silica particles were investigated by scanning electron microscopy. The physicochemical properties of the classified silica particles such as the surface area, pore size and pore volume were measured. After an adsorption of 5% 235U on the silica particles in a solution adjusted to pH 4.5, the uranium-adsorbed silica particles were calcined up to 950 °C in a furnace to fix the uranium strongly onto the silica particles. The various sizes of uranium-adsorbed silica particles were applied to the FTA for use as a reference material.
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment 545:493-502. · 1.21 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A fission track analysis and alpha track analysis were developed to detect fissile particles such as uranium and plutonium isotopes as well as to identify particle-bound plutonium in contaminated soil or sediment. To record a reference point, a locator SEM grid electroplated with boron was used to obtain a recorded grid image on the Lexan or CR-39 detector. With the fission track technique, the track images of the grid coated with boron and the fissile nuclides on the CR-39 detector were clearly recorded so that the location of the fissile particles could be easily identified in the radio-contaminated soil matrix. With the alpha track technique, many of the hot particles in the BOMARC soil turned out to be contaminated with plutonium isotopes rather than uranium isotopes.
Applied Radiation and Isotopes.
