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Title: Radiochronometric analysis of an historic Cs-137 activity standard

Abstract

In this work, a 137Cs activity standard discovered during routine inventory was analyzed to determine its model age using radiochronometry. The aqueous activity standard was separated using an established separation method that employs commercially available Sr resin. The method was also tested against a nuclear forensics reference material developed specifically for benchmarking 137Cs radiochronometry methods. Results of the analyses showed good agreement between the results and the certified values of the reference material. Analysis of the discovered activity standard were also in good agreement with the activity certification date, though uncertainty was higher due to natural Ba contaminating the sample and the stable 133Cs used as a carrier during the standard’s production.

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  1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
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Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Domestic Nuclear Detection Office; USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1905890
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357; HSHQDN-16-X-00011
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 331; Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 0236-5731
Publisher:
Springer
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
38 RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY, AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY; Extraction chromatography; Cs-137; Nuclear forensics; Radiochronometry

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McLain, Derek R., Brossard, Thomas W., Tsai, Yifen, and Canaday, Jodi L. Radiochronometric analysis of an historic Cs-137 activity standard. United States: N. p., 2022. Web. doi:10.1007/s10967-022-08554-0.
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McLain, Derek R., Brossard, Thomas W., Tsai, Yifen, & Canaday, Jodi L. Radiochronometric analysis of an historic Cs-137 activity standard. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-022-08554-0
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McLain, Derek R., Brossard, Thomas W., Tsai, Yifen, and Canaday, Jodi L. Mon . "Radiochronometric analysis of an historic Cs-137 activity standard". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-022-08554-0. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1905890.
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@article{osti_1905890,
title = {Radiochronometric analysis of an historic Cs-137 activity standard},
author = {McLain, Derek R. and Brossard, Thomas W. and Tsai, Yifen and Canaday, Jodi L.},
abstractNote = {In this work, a 137Cs activity standard discovered during routine inventory was analyzed to determine its model age using radiochronometry. The aqueous activity standard was separated using an established separation method that employs commercially available Sr resin. The method was also tested against a nuclear forensics reference material developed specifically for benchmarking 137Cs radiochronometry methods. Results of the analyses showed good agreement between the results and the certified values of the reference material. Analysis of the discovered activity standard were also in good agreement with the activity certification date, though uncertainty was higher due to natural Ba contaminating the sample and the stable 133Cs used as a carrier during the standard’s production.},
doi = {10.1007/s10967-022-08554-0},
journal = {Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry},
number = 11,
volume = 331,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Oct 31 00:00:00 EDT 2022},
month = {Mon Oct 31 00:00:00 EDT 2022}
}
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