An Empirical Method for Determining 234U Percentage

Miko, David K.

doi:10.2172/1225294

Title: An Empirical Method for Determining ²³⁴U Percentage

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When isotopic information for uranium is provided, the concentration of ²³⁴U is frequently neglected. Often the isotopic content is given as a percentage of ²³⁵U with the assumption that the remainder consists of ²³⁸U. In certain applications, such as heat output, the concentration of ²³⁴U can be a significant contributing factor. For situations where only the ²³⁵U and ²³⁸U values are given, a simple way to calculate the ²³⁴U component would be beneficial. The approach taken here is empirical. A series of uranium standards with varying enrichments were analyzed. The ²³⁴U and ²³⁵U data were fit using a second order polynomial.

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Miko, David K. ^[1]

Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Publication Date:: Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 EST 2015

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1225294

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-15-28556
TRN: US1500859

DOE Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; URANIUM 234; URANIUM 235; URANIUM 238; HEAT; POLYNOMIALS; ISOTOPE RATIO; CALCULATION METHODS

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  abstractNote = {When isotopic information for uranium is provided, the concentration of 234U is frequently neglected. Often the isotopic content is given as a percentage of 235U with the assumption that the remainder consists of 238U. In certain applications, such as heat output, the concentration of 234U can be a significant contributing factor. For situations where only the 235U and 238U values are given, a simple way to calculate the 234U component would be beneficial. The approach taken here is empirical. A series of uranium standards with varying enrichments were analyzed. The 234U and 235U data were fit using a second order polynomial.},

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