Document Details
Title:
THE ANALYSIS OF URINE-SPECIMENS FOR URANIUM AND PLUTONIUM
Author(s):
Subject Terms:
URANIUM; PLUTONIUM; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; ALPHA DETECTION
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
REPORT
Publication Date:
1960 Nov 01
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0030
Accession Number:
NV0015326
Document Number(s):
AFSWCTN618
Originating Research Org.:
AIR FORCE SPECIAL WEAPONS CENTER
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 26
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
METHODS OF ANALYSIS OF URINE FOR PLUTONIUM AND URANIUM HAVE BEEN STUDI ED FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECCOMMENDING THE MOST SUITABLE METHODS OF ANALY SIS OF THESE MATERIALS IN PERSONS EXPOSED IN PEACE TIME NUCLEAR ACCIDE NTS. THE SENSITIVITY LIMITS SET FOR THIS PURPOSE WERE 10 DPM PER LITER OF URINE FOR PLUTONIUM AND U-235, AND 10 MICROGRAMS PER LITER OF URINE FOR NATURAL URANIUM. LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING TECHNIQUES WERE FOU ND UNSATISFACTORY, AND ELECTRODEPOSITION-AUTORADIOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES, W HILE PROVIDING MUCH MORE THAN THE REQUIRED SENSITIVITY, ARE UNNECESSAR ILY COMPLEX. ALPHA PROPORTIONAL COUNTING IN A FLOW COUNTER IS RECOMMEN DED. THE RECOMMENDED EXTRACTION PROCEDURES ARE THE BISMUTH PHOSPHATE-L ANTHANUM FLUORIDE COPRECIPITATION TECHNIQUE FOR PLUTONIUM, AND EITHER THE DI-N-BUTYL ORTHOPHOSPHORIC ACID (DBP) EXTRACTION PROCEDURE OR AN A NION EXCHANGE PROCEDURE FOR URANIUM.