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TENTATIVE METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF BORON AS AN IMPURITY IN ZIRCONIUM AND ZIRCALOY

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4289283

Zirconium or Zircaloy is dissolved in sulfuric acid. Boron is separated from the sample by distillation as methyl borate into a sodium hydroxide -- methanol mixture. Methanol is removed by evaporation and boron is determined spectrophotometrically as the curcumin complex in a methanol--oxalic acid solution. The method covers the determination of boron in zirconium and Zircaloy in the range 0.1 to 0.7 ppm on a one gram sample basis. (auth)

Research Organization:
Westinghouse Electric Corp. Bettis Plant, Pittsburgh
NSA Number:
NSA-13-000561
OSTI ID:
4289283
Report Number(s):
WAPD-CTA-(GLA)-323
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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