Accurate quantification of radioactive materials by x-ray fluorescence : gallium in plutonium metal /.
- Christopher G.
Two XRF specimen preparation methods were investigated for quantifying gallium in plutonium metal. Gallium in plutonium was chosen here as an example for demonstrating the efficacy of wavelength dispersive XRF for quantifying radioactive materials. The steps necessary to handle such materials safely will also be discussed. Quantification of plutonium samples by a well-established aqueous specimen preparation method resulted in relative precision and accuracy values of well less than 1%. As an alternative to the aqueous approach, a dried residue method was studied. Quantification of gallium in samples using this method resulted in relative precision and accuracy values an order of magnitude worse, but the method is faster, safer, and generates less waste than the aqueous process. The specimen preparation details and analysis results using each method will be presented here.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 976327
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-02-5596; TRN: US201018%%1149
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Submitted to: Proceedings of the 2002 Denver X-ray Conference (published as: Advances in X-ray Analysis, 2002)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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