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DETERMINATION OF MERCURY IN SOLIDS FROM S3G/S4G MAIN COOLANT PUMP

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4335616
The distillation-amalgamation method for mercury in ores was applied with slight modifications to the determination of mercury in solid material (crud) removed from S3G/S4G coolant pumps. The sample of crud is dried at 50 to 75 deg C, cooled, weighed, and transferred to a VYCOR cruclble. The crucible is covered with a weighed gdid foil which is cooled by contact with a beaker of ice. Heat is applied to the crucible, and mercury is volatilized and condensed on the gold foil. The amalgamated gold foil is reweighed to determine the mercury content of the sample. (auth)
Research Organization:
Knolls Atomic Power Lab., Schenectady, N.Y.
DOE Contract Number:
W-31-109-ENG-52
NSA Number:
NSA-12-010392
OSTI ID:
4335616
Report Number(s):
KAPL-M-VFC-2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English