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Title: Integrated approaches for reducing sample size for measurements of trace elemental impurities in plutonium by ICP-OES and ICP-MS

Journal Article · · Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
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  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  2. Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE), Aldermaston (United Kingdom)
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This study has demonstrated that bulk plutonium chemical analysis can be performed at small scales (\50 mg material) through three case studies. Analytical methods were developed for ICP-OES and ICP-MS instruments to measure trace impurities and gallium content in plutonium metals with comparable or improved detection limits, measurement accuracy and precision. In two case studies, the sample size has been reduced by 109, and in the third case study, by as much as 50009, so that the plutonium chemical analysis can be performed in a facility rated for lower-hazard and lower-security operations.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1438104
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-16-28848; TRN: US1900400
Journal Information:
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Vol. 314, Issue 3; ISSN 0236-5731
Publisher:
SpringerCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 4 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

References (8)

Chromatographic extraction of plutonium and inorganic impurity analysis using ICP-MS and ICP-AES journal January 2000
Elemental composition in sealed plutonium–beryllium neutron sources journal January 2015
Novel sample introduction system to reduce ICP-OES sample size for plutonium metal trace impurity determination journal December 2015
Dissolution of aerosol particles collected from nuclear facility plutonium production process journal August 2015
Plutonium oxalate precipitation for trace elemental determination in plutonium materials journal May 2015
Determination of neptunium in plutonium materials by ICP-MS journal December 2012
The Ga−Pu (Gallium-Plutonium) system journal June 1988
Forensic investigation of plutonium metal: a case study of CRM 126 journal June 2016

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C–C couplings in water by micellar catalysis at low loadings from a recyclable polymer-supported Pd( ii )–NHC nanocatalyst journal January 2019
Evaluation and Specifications for In-Line Uranium Separations Using Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES) Detection for Trace Elemental Analysis journal March 2019

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