Recovery and Determination of Adsorbed Technetium on Savannah River Site Charcoal Stack Samples

Journal Article · Sat Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 2008 · Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 275(3):509-513

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-007-6916-6· OSTI ID:928270

Lahoda, Kristy G; Engelmann, Mark D; Farmer, Orville T; Ballou, Nathan E

Experimental results are provided for the sample analyses for technetium (Tc) in charcoal samples placed in-line with a Savannah River Site (SRS) processing stack effluent stream as a part of an environmental surveillance program. The method for Tc removal from charcoal was based on that originally developed with high purity charcoal. Presented is the process that allowed for the quantitative analysis of 99Tc in SRS charcoal stack samples with and without 97Tc as a tracer. The results obtained with the method using the 97Tc tracer quantitatively confirm the results obtained with no tracer added. All samples contain 99Tc at the pg g-1 level.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 928270
• Report Number(s): PNNL-SA-50969; NN2001000
• Journal Information: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 275(3):509-513, Journal Name: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 275(3):509-513
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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