Rapid method for the determination of 226Ra in hydraulic fracturing wastewater samples

Maxwell, Sherrod L.; Culligan, Brian K.; Warren, Richard A.; McAlister, Daniel R.

doi:10.1007/s10967-016-4745-1

Rapid method for the determination of 226Ra in hydraulic fracturing wastewater samples

Journal Article · Thu Mar 24 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-016-4745-1· OSTI ID:1254434

Maxwell, Sherrod L. ^[1]; Culligan, Brian K. ^[1]; Warren, Richard A. ^[1]; McAlister, Daniel R. ^[2]

Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC, Aiken, SC (United States)
PG Research Foundation, Inc., Lisle, IL (United States)

A new method that rapidly preconcentrates and measures ²²⁶Ra from hydraulic fracturing wastewater samples was developed in the Savannah River Environmental Laboratory. The method improves the quality of ²²⁶Ra measurements using gamma spectrometry by providing up to 100x preconcentration of ²²⁶Ra from this difficult sample matrix, which contains very high levels of calcium, barium, strontium, magnesium and sodium. The high chemical yield, typically 80-90%, facilitates a low detection limit, important for lower level samples, and indicates method ruggedness. Ba-133 tracer is used to determine chemical yield and correct for geometry-related counting issues. The ²²⁶Ra sample preparation takes < 2 hours.

Research Organization:: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC09-08SR22470

OSTI ID:: 1254434

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 22537729

Report Number(s):: SRNS--STI-2016-00186; PII: 4745

Journal Information:: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Journal Name: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Vol. 2016; ISSN 0236-5731

Publisher:: SpringerCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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