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ANALYTICAL METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF STRONTIUM-89 AND STRONTIUM-90 IN URINE

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4179180
The sample. together with added strontium carrier. is evaporated in the presence of nitric acid. ashed. and the residue dissolved in acid. The strontium. together with the calcium naturally present, is precipituted as phosphate. The separated strontium is purified and separated from calcium. being finslly precipitated as carbonate, mounted and the beta -activity measured with a Geiger-Mueller tube. Yttrium-90 is allowed to grow in. separated. and its activity measured. (auth)
Research Organization:
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. Production Group, Windscale, Sellafield, England
NSA Number:
NSA-14-021399
OSTI ID:
4179180
Report Number(s):
PGR-99(W)
Country of Publication:
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Language:
English