Laser ablation of silicate glasses doped with transuranic actinides
Direct sampling laser ablation plasma mass spectrometry (DS-LAMS) was applied to silica glasses doped with {sup 237}Np, {sup 242}Pu or {sup 241}Am using a unique instrument recently installed into a transuranic glovebox. The primary goal was to assess the utility of mass spectrometry of directly ablated ions for facile evaluation of actinide (An) constituents of silicate glass immobilization matrices used for encapsulation of radionuclides. The instrument and general procedures have been described elsewhere. Three high-purity silicate glasses prepared by a sol-gel process (SG) and one conventional high-temperature (HT; melting point {approx} 1,450 C) borosilicate glass were studied. These glasses comprised the following constituents, with compositions expressed in mass percentages: Np-HT {approx} 30% SiO{sub 2} + 6% B{sub 2}O{sub 3} + 3% BaO + 13% Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} + 10% PbO + 30% La{sub 2}O{sub 3} + 8% {sup 237}NpO{sub 2}; Np-SG {approx} 70% SiO{sub 2} + 30% {sup 237}NpO{sub 2}; Pu-SG {approx} 70% SiO{sub 2} + 30% {sup 242}PuO{sub 2}; Am-SG {approx} 85% SiO{sub 2} + 15% {sup 241}AmO{sub 2}.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab., Transuranium Research Lab., TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-96OR22464
- OSTI ID:
- 676982
- Report Number(s):
- ORNL/CP-98252; CONF-981106-; ON: DE98007236; BR: KC0302030; TRN: 99:000869
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: American Nuclear Society winter meeting, Washington, DC (United States), 15-19 Nov 1998; Other Information: PBD: [1998]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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