Rapid concentration and isotopic measurements of ultra-trace 235U fission products with comparison to an ORIGEN isotope depletion model

Roach, Benjamin D.; Fenske, Emilie K.; Glasgow, David C.; Partridge, John D.; Keever, Tamara J.; Giaquinto, Joseph M.

doi:10.1016/j.talanta.2019.06.079

Title: Rapid concentration and isotopic measurements of ultra-trace ²³⁵U fission products with comparison to an ORIGEN isotope depletion model

Journal Article · 21 June 2019 · Talanta

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2019.06.079 · OSTI ID:1542219

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Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)

We introduce the application of an automated online separation–direct analysis method, RAPID (Rapid Analysis of Post-Irradiation Debris), for the simultaneous measurement of both radioactive and stable fission isotopes from an irradiated highly-enriched uranium target. Developed for the measurement of the concentration and isotopic composition of over 40 elements down to the femtogram level, the RAPID method possesses the sensitivity, stability, and precision needed to achieve accurate, low-level analyses of elements of non-natural origin. The isotopic compositions and concentrations of key fission elements cesium, strontium, yttrium, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, and samarium have been measured repeatedly over a six-week period. The validity of these measurements was confirmed using ORIGEN (Oak Ridge Isotope GENeration), an isotope depletion and decay modeling software, to within 1–3%.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725; DTRA100272602

OSTI ID:: 1542219

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1531177

Journal Information:: Talanta, Vol. 205, Issue C; ISSN 0039-9140

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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