Rapid dissolution of surrogate nuclear debris using ammonium bifluoride fusion and indirect sonication dissolution methods

Hubley, Nicholas T.; Wegge, Dana L.; Weilert, Taylor M.; Leibman, Christopher P.; Rearick, Michael S.; Robertson, J. D.; Brockman, John D.

doi:10.1007/s10967-018-6127-3

Rapid dissolution of surrogate nuclear debris using ammonium bifluoride fusion and indirect sonication dissolution methods

Journal Article · Sun Aug 19 04:00:00 EDT 2018 · Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-018-6127-3· OSTI ID:1479990

Hubley, Nicholas T. ^[1]; Wegge, Dana L. ^[1]; Weilert, Taylor M. ^[1]; Leibman, Christopher P. ^[2]; Rearick, Michael S. ^[2]; Robertson, J. D. ^[3]; ^[3]

Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO (United States). Dept. of Chemistry. Research Reactor

Prompt analysis of elemental and isotopic information from post-detonation nuclear debris is critical for rapid attribution analysis. The capabilities of dissolution methods that use ammonium bifluoride (ABF, NH₄HF₂) and pressurized microwave digestion with HF acid are reported for NIST Surrogate Post-detonation Urban Debris (SPUD). Elemental concentration and isotope ratios were measured using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The SPUD material was also analyzed for U concentration using instrumental neutron activation analysis. Finally, the ABF dissolution method with a 10:1 ABF to sample ratio and the pressurized microwave digestion methods resulted in comparable results.

Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) (United States); Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) (United States)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

OSTI ID:: 1479990

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 22748222

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-18-23166

Journal Information:: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Journal Name: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 318; ISSN 0236-5731

Publisher:: SpringerCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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