The INE-Beamline for actinide science at ANKA

Journal Article · Sun Apr 15 04:00:00 UTC 2012 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3700813· OSTI ID:22072273

Rothe, J; Dardenne, K; Denecke, M A; Kienzler, B; Loeble, M; Metz, V; Steppert, M; Vitova, T; Geckeis, H ^[1]; Butorin, S ^[2]; Seibert, A ^[3]; Walther, C ^[4]

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1. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (KIT-INE), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen (Germany)
2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 516, 75120 Uppsala (Sweden)
3. European Commission, Joint Research Center, Institute for Transuranium Elements (JRC-ITU), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen (Germany)
4. Institut fuer Radiooekologie und Strahlenschutz, Leibniz Universitaet Hannover, Herrenhaeuser Str. 2, D-30419 Hannover (Germany)

Since its inauguration in 2005, the INE-Beamline for actinide research at the synchrotron source ANKA (KIT North Campus) provides dedicated instrumentation for x-ray spectroscopic characterization of actinide samples and other radioactive materials. R and D work at the beamline focuses on various aspects of nuclear waste disposal within INE's mission to provide the scientific basis for assessing long-term safety of a final nuclear waste repository. The INE-Beamline is accessible for the actinide and radiochemistry community through the ANKA proposal system and the European Union Integrated Infrastructure Initiative ACTINET-I3. Experiments with activities up to 1 x 10{sup +6} times the European exemption limit are feasible within a safe but flexible containment concept. Measurements with monochromatic radiation are performed at photon energies varying between {approx}2.1 keV (P K-edge) and {approx}25 keV (Pd K-edge), including the lanthanide L-edges and the actinide M- and L3-edges up to Cf. The close proximity of the INE-Beamline to INE controlled area labs offers infrastructure unique in Europe for the spectroscopic and microscopic characterization of actinide samples. The modular beamline design enables sufficient flexibility to adapt sample environments and detection systems to many scientific questions. The well-established bulk techniques x-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) spectroscopy in transmission and fluorescence mode have been augmented by advanced methods using a microfocused beam, including (confocal) XAFS/x-ray fluorescence detection and a combination of (micro-)XAFS and (micro-)x-ray diffraction. Additional instrumentation for high energy-resolution x-ray emission spectroscopy has been successfully developed and tested.

• OSTI ID: 22072273
• Journal Information: Review of Scientific Instruments, Journal Name: Review of Scientific Instruments Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 83; ISSN 0034-6748; ISSN RSINAK
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
ACTINIDES
CONTAINMENT
EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY
ENERGY RESOLUTION
FINE STRUCTURE
KEV RANGE
MONOCHROMATIC RADIATION
PHOTONS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
RARE EARTHS
SAFETY
SYNCHROTRON RADIATION
SYNCHROTRON RADIATION SOURCES
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
X-RAY FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS
X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY