Automated Separation of Uranium and Plutonium from Environmental Swipe Samples for Multiple Collector Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry
Abstract
A fully automated method for the separation of low-concentration uranium from plutonium in environmental swipe samples has been developed. The offline chromatography system features renewable 1 mL Eichrom TEVA and UTEVA column generation from bulk resin slurry. Discrete fractions of the separated actinides are delivered into user defined vials for future analysis. Clean room background levels were achieved outside of a cleanroom environment with this method. Purification of uranium and plutonium from various sample matrixes and at various concentrations was successful. Major and minor isotope ratios for both elements were measured via multiple collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and were in good agreement with certified reference values. Lastly, validation of the separation method was conducted on archived environmental samples and agreed with values previously reported using standard column chemistry.
- Authors:
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[1];
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Chemical Sciences Division
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1460201
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Analytical Chemistry
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 90; Journal Issue: 15; Journal ID: ISSN 0003-2700
- Publisher:
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; Automated Separations; TEVA; UTEVA; Uranium; Plutonium; ICP–MS; Environmental Samples
Citation Formats
Metzger, Shalina C., Ticknor, Brian W., Rogers, Kayron T., Bostick, Debra A., McBay, Eddy H., and Hexel, Cole R. Automated Separation of Uranium and Plutonium from Environmental Swipe Samples for Multiple Collector Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.8b02095.
Metzger, Shalina C., Ticknor, Brian W., Rogers, Kayron T., Bostick, Debra A., McBay, Eddy H., & Hexel, Cole R. Automated Separation of Uranium and Plutonium from Environmental Swipe Samples for Multiple Collector Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.8b02095
Metzger, Shalina C., Ticknor, Brian W., Rogers, Kayron T., Bostick, Debra A., McBay, Eddy H., and Hexel, Cole R. Sun .
"Automated Separation of Uranium and Plutonium from Environmental Swipe Samples for Multiple Collector Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.8b02095. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1460201.
@article{osti_1460201,
title = {Automated Separation of Uranium and Plutonium from Environmental Swipe Samples for Multiple Collector Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry},
author = {Metzger, Shalina C. and Ticknor, Brian W. and Rogers, Kayron T. and Bostick, Debra A. and McBay, Eddy H. and Hexel, Cole R.},
abstractNote = {A fully automated method for the separation of low-concentration uranium from plutonium in environmental swipe samples has been developed. The offline chromatography system features renewable 1 mL Eichrom TEVA and UTEVA column generation from bulk resin slurry. Discrete fractions of the separated actinides are delivered into user defined vials for future analysis. Clean room background levels were achieved outside of a cleanroom environment with this method. Purification of uranium and plutonium from various sample matrixes and at various concentrations was successful. Major and minor isotope ratios for both elements were measured via multiple collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and were in good agreement with certified reference values. Lastly, validation of the separation method was conducted on archived environmental samples and agreed with values previously reported using standard column chemistry.},
doi = {10.1021/acs.analchem.8b02095},
journal = {Analytical Chemistry},
number = 15,
volume = 90,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jul 29 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Sun Jul 29 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}
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