Fission product analysis of urine

Technical Report · Wed May 31 04:00:00 EDT 1950

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10171849· OSTI ID:10171849

Thorburn, R C

A method has been adapted from ion exchange studies for removal of the fission products, Cs-137, Sr-90, and the rare earths for both untreated urine samples and the supernates from the precipitation steps in the TTA procedure for plutonium. Because of the excessive amount of eluant necessary to separate the fission products and the resulting time required to run a separation, a method was developed to remove the Sr-Y, Ce and Pr by chemical means and Cs from the raffinate of this extraction by ion exchange. It should be noted that Cs is easily separated from Pu in the separations plant, and that is presence as a contaminate in the outer areas is not as probable as the other long-lived fission products. This fact has been born out in three years of analyzing contaminated samples from the 200 Area by the H.I. Development Divisions.

• Research Organization: Hanford Works, Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 10171849
• Report Number(s): HW--18320; ON: DE93017360
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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