THE ANALYSIS OF URINE SPECIMENS FOR URANIUM AND PLUTONIUM

Technical Report · Tue Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1960

OSTI ID:4062538

Howarth, J L; Mills, R O

Methods for analysis of urine for plutonium and uranium were studied for the purpose of recommending the most suithble methods. The sensitivity limits set were 10 dpm/ liter of urine for plutonimn and U/sup 235/ and 10 mu g/liter of urine for natural uranium. Liquid scintillation counting techniques were found unsatisfactory, and electrodepositionthan the required sensitivity, are unnecessarily complex. Alpha proportional counting in a flow counter is recommended. The recommended extraction procedures are the bismuth phosphate- lanthanum fluoride coprecipitation technique for plutonium and either the di-n- butyl orthophosphoric acid (DBP) extraction procedure or an anion excbange procedure for uranium. (auth)

• Research Organization: Lovelace Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Albuquerque, N. Mex.
• NSA Number: NSA-15-012833
• OSTI ID: 4062538
• Report Number(s): AFSWC-TN-61-8
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ALPHA DETECTION
ANIONS
BISMUTH PHOSPHATES
BUTYL PHOSPHATES
CHEMISTRY
COUNTERS
ELECTRODEPOSITION
FLOW COUNTERS
ION EXCHANGE
LANTHANUM FLUORIDES
LIQUIDS
PLUTONIUM
PRECIPITATION
PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS
RADIOAUTOGRAPHY
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
SENSITIVITY
SOLVENT EXTRACTION
URANIUM
URANIUM 235
URINE