(Analytical chemistry in nuclear technology, Karlsruhe, Germany and visit to Seibersdorf, Austria, June 3--22, 1989): Foreign trip report

Technical Report · Wed Jul 05 04:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:6076544

Klatt, L N

Papers presented at the Second Karlsruhe International Conference on Analytical Chemistry in Nuclear Technology addressed topics in new developments in analytical methods, uranium and plutonium analysis, in-line, automated and non-destructive analysis, surface analysis, analysis for impurities and degradation products, trace analysis of radionuclides in the environment, and safeguards. Among the invited lectures, those addressing the political facts and fictions surrounding plutonium as a nuclear fuel, the status of in-line instrumentation in the reprocessing industry, techniques to reduce the amount of waste generated by the reprocessing plant support laboratory, and safeguard analysis needs for the large capacity reprocessing plants were particularly noteworthy. A successful and extended demonstration of in-line electrochemical measurement of aqueous plutonium concentration in a reprocessing plant was reported. In-line spectrophotometry developments at the Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institut fuer Radiochemie are summarized.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6076544
• Report Number(s): ORNL/FTR-3304; ON: DE89014873
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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