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- Abdel-Khalek, Ahmed A., et al.
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Chemical Studies on Uranium Extraction from Concentrated Phosphoric Acid by Using PC88A and DBBP Mixture.
- 2011
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In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. - : Springer. - 0236-5731 .- 1588-2780. ; 290, s. 353-359
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Liquid–liquid extraction of U (VI) from concentrated phosphoric acid by using (2-ethyl hexyl) phosphonic acid, mono (2-ethyl hexyl) ester (PC88A) and di-butyl butyl phosphonate (DBBP) has been investigated. The effect of different factors affecting the extraction process (PC88A concentration, DBBP concentration, shaking time, aqueous/organic phase ratio, phosphoric acid concentration and effect of diluents) have been investigated. The obtained data of temperature on the extraction showed that the enthalpy change is −17.15 kJ mol−1. Uranium was extracted from the strip liquor by using di (2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid and tri-octyl phosphine oxide mixture and finally converted to a high purity UO3 product using precipitation with hydrogen peroxide and heat treatment at 365 °C.
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- Al-Jobori, S. M., et al.
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Analysis of natural milk and milk powder samples by NAA
- 1990
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In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. - 0236-5731 .- 1588-2780. ; 144:3, s. 229-239
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- As a part of the Iraqi Food'Analysis Programme /I.F.A.P./ the concentrationof Na, Mg, P, CI, K, Ca, Zn, Se, Br, Rband I in natural milk collected from different regions of Iraq, and in milkpowder samples have been determined byusing the NAA technique. It was found that except for the elements I, Rb and Br the concentration of the elements was approximately identical in both the natural milks and milk powders.
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- Al-Jobori, S.M., et al.
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Determination of major, minor and trace elements in Iraqi vegetabel samples by INAA
- 1992
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In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. - 0236-5731 .- 1588-2780. ; 159:1, s. 29-36
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Vegetable samples collected from different locations in Iraq have been analyzed by the method of instrumental neutron activation analysis for the determination of its content of major, minor and trace elements. Twenty types of vegetables have been analyzed and the concentrations of sixteen elements are presented.
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- Aldahan, Ala, et al.
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Particle-bound Be-10 from a low latitude arid region
- 2014
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In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0236-5731 .- 1588-2780. ; 299:3, s. 1709-1713
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The Be-10 isotope is widely used in geochronology, climate and environmental analyses and astrophysics where atmospheric deposition model estimate plays a vital role for the initial concentration. Data from arid regions have not been well constrained because of sparse measurement and here we present Be-10 concentration in samples of dust, soil, marine sediments and paleosol collected from an arid to semi-arid low latitude region. These results indicate concentrations that are about a factor of three lower than values expected from latitude zonal models, but are comparable with global atmospheric depositional model. The agreement and discrepancy between model and measured data are rather vital for establishing accurate initial Be-10 in the Earth's surface environment for reconstruction of paleoclimatic variability (precipitation rates and temperature).
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- Alshamsi, Dalal M., et al.
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Uranium isotopes in carbonate aquifers of arid region setting
- 2013
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In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0236-5731 .- 1588-2780. ; 298:3, s. 1899-1905
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Groundwater in arid and semiarid regions is vital resource for many uses and therefore information about concentrations of uranium isotopes among other chemical parameters are necessary. In the study presented here, distribution of U-238 and U-235 in groundwater of four selected locations in the southern Arabian peninsula, namely at two locations within the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and two locations in Oman are discussed. The analyses of the uranium isotopes were performed using ICP-MS and the results indicated a range of concentrations for U-235 and (238) U at 3-39 ng L-1 (average: 18 ng L-1) and 429-5,293 ng L-1 (average: 2,508 ng L-1) respectively. These uranium concentrations are below the higher permissible WHO limit for drinking water and also comparable to averages found in groundwater from similar aquifers in Florida and Tunisia. Negative correlation between rainfall and uranium concentrations suggests that in lithologically comparable aquifers, climate may influence the concentration of uranium in subtropical to arid regions.
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- Aneheim, Emma, 1982, et al.
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Astatine-211 labeling: a study towards automatic production of astatinated antibodies
- 2015
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In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0236-5731 .- 1588-2780. ; 303:1, s. 979-983
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Targeted alpha therapy is especially interesting for therapy of microscopic cancer tumors due to short path length and high linear energy transfer of the alpha particles. One of the most promising nuclides for targeted alpha therapy is At-211. To facilitate larger clinical studies using At-211, the current manual synthesis of radiolabeled antibodies would benefit from being transferred into an automated method. In this work, successful modifications of the manual synthesis have been performed in order to adapt it to automation. The automatic synthesis has also been tested using the modified synthesis method.
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- Aneheim, Emma, 1982, et al.
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Technetium chemistry in a novel group actinide extraction process
- 2013
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In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0236-5731 .- 1588-2780. ; 296:2, s. 743-748
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- A newly developed method for advanced reprocessing of used nuclear fuel is the Group ActiNide EXtraction (GANEX) process. It is a liquid-liquid extraction process that aims at extracting all the actinides as a group from dissolved used nuclear fuel. This extraction can either be performed after a removal of the bulk uranium or directly on the dissolution liquor. At Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden a solvent that utilizes tributyl-phosphate (TBP) and a molecule from the bis-triazine bipyridine (BTBP) class of ligands dissolved in cyclohexanone has been developed for the use in a GANEX process. Previously the system has not been tested with the presence of technetium that is one of the major fission products. Technetium is often considered a problem within reprocessing since it has a chemical behaviour that differs from most other elements in the spent fuel. Therefore, a special emphasis was put on the investigation of technetium in the selected GANEX system. It was shown that technetium is readily extracted by the GANEX solvent and that cyclohexanone is the main extractant when no other metals were present in the system. It was also found that the presence of uranium decreased the overall technetium extraction despite a slight co-extraction with TBP, while irradiation of the GANEX solvent to large doses ([>1 MGy) increased its technetium extraction capability. It was also discovered that an increased nitrate concentration in the aqueous phase and an addition of other fission products both inhibited the technetium extraction even though fission product loading most likely changed the extraction mechanism to co-extraction by BTBP.
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- Bartos, B., et al.
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Ru-103/Rh-103m generator
- 2009
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In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0236-5731 .- 1588-2780. ; 279:2, s. 655-657
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Rh-103m is a very promising radionuclide for Auger electron therapy due to its very low photon/electron ratio. The goal of the present work was the elaboration a method for production of large quantities of Rh-103m for generator system. It was found that the combination of solvent extraction with evaporation of (RuO4)-Ru-103 followed by decomposition of H5IO6 makes it possible to produce Rh-103m of high radionuclidic and chemical purity.
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- Bian, Wenjie, et al.
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Diffusion behavior of Se(IV) and Re(VII) in biotite: effects of dry density and ionic strength
- 2023
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In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. - : Springer Nature. - 0236-5731 .- 1588-2780. ; 332:11, s. 4413-4425
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Biotite is an important adsorption carrier in the constituent minerals of Beishan granite. In this work, the effects of compaction density and ionic strength on the diffusion behavior of Se(IV) and Re(VII) in biotite were studied by capillary in-diffusion method and diffusion cell through-diffusion method. When the compaction density decreases or the ionic strength increases, the apparent diffusion coefficient increases, and its values range between 10–11 and 10–9 m2/s. The relationship between De and εacc, ionic strength and εacc was fitted using Archie's law and compared with the parameters of other researchers.
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- Bruskin, Alexander, et al.
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Separation of two labeled components of [111In] -OctreoScan by HPLC
- 2001
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In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. - 0236-5731 .- 1588-2780. ; 247:1, s. 95-99
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- [111In]-DTPA-D-Phe1-octreotide (OctreoScan®, Mallinkrodt) is widely used for detection of neuroendocrine tumors and has lately been proposed for radionuclide therapy. We found, using HPLC and a GF-250 column (Zorbax®, Hewlett Packard), that OctreoScan® can be separated in two radiolabeled components of about equal amount. The analytical conditions for a quantitative isolation indicate that the two-peptide components of OctreoScan®have different lipophilicity. The isolated components are stable and do not transform into each other at room temperature during 6 hours (shelf-life of OctreoScan®).
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- Chen, P., et al.
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Comparison of measurement and modeling results of the global Be-10 flux in topsoil
- 2017
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In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. - : Springer. - 0236-5731 .- 1588-2780. ; 311:3, s. 2039-2045
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Soils are among the major terrestrial reservoirs of atmospheric Be-10 isotope and provide information of landscape evolution history. Despite this importance, there is no overview of the global soil Be-10 fluxes in topsoil that is linked with atmospheric flux models. A comparison between measured (in topsoil) and atmospherically modeled Be-10 fluxes is presented here. The data show relatively good agreement in the latitudinal trends. This feature demonstrates the potential to use the modeling data in estimating soil development/erosion rates in large scale basins where extensive Be-10 measurements can be limited.
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- Chen, Xuegao, et al.
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Estimation of I-129 inventory in the oceans
- 2016
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In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0236-5731 .- 1588-2780. ; 308:1, s. 59-65
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Spatial distribution of oceanic I-129 inventory presented here is based on collection of data from published literatures coupled with model calculation using ArcGIS software tools. A total of 363 thiessen polygons were created for the oceans in order to cover the tremendous variability in distribution of I-129 data range. The results indicate that total I-129 oceanic inventory is approximately 7310 kg, which is mainly stored in the region of the North Atlantic and the Arctic Oceans. The concentrations of I-129 in the oceans are 3-4 orders of magnitude higher than the pre-anthropogenic level reflecting effects of post 1945 anthropogenic activities.
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- Cui, Daqing, et al.
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Reductive immobilization of Se-79 by iron canister under simulated repository environment
- 2009
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In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0236-5731 .- 1588-2780. ; 282:2, s. 349-354
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- To understand the fate of Se-79 in a repository-like environment, the interactions between iron canister surface with dissolved selenite (SeO3 (2-)) and selenate (SeO4 (2-)) in anaerobic solutions have been investigated. Se(IV) immobilization on iron surface was observed to be about 100 times faster than that of Se(VI) at same conditions. An iron surface coated with a FeCO3 layer corrosion product is more reactive than a polished iron to immobilize Se(IV) and Se(VI). The reacted iron surfaces were analysed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectrometry and micro-X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS). The result show that Se(IV) and Se(VI) were reduced and precipitated. The dominating phase was found to be FeSe2..
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- Dario, Mårten, et al.
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Sorption of europium on TiO2 and cement at high pH in the presence of organic ligands
- 2006
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In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0236-5731 .- 1588-2780. ; 270:3, s. 495-505
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Organic substances present in radioactive waste lower the sorption of metal ions at the high pH in cement matrices and, hence, enhance their possible migration. The aim of this study was to develop a method to compare organic substances or their degradation products with respect to what extent they affect metal sorption. Batch sorption studies were performed with cement or TiO2 as solid phase and Eu(III) as a model element for trivalent lanthanides and actinides at pH 12.5 (representative of a cement waste matrix during the first approximately 100,000 years). Different kinds of ligands were studied in a broad concentration range, e.g., organic acids, cement additives, cleaning agents and degradation products from ion-exchange resin.
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- de la Rosa, Nathaly, et al.
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Quantification of lithium at ppm level in geological samples using nuclear reaction analysis
- 2018
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In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0236-5731 .- 1588-2780. ; 317:1, s. 253-259
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Proton-induced reaction (p,α) is one type of nuclear reaction analysis (NRA) suitable especially for light element quantification. In the case of lithium quantification presented in this work, accelerated protons with an energy about of 850 keV were used to induce the 7Li(p,α)4He reaction in standard reference and geological samples such as tourmaline and other Li-minerals. It is shown that this technique for lithium quantification allowed for measurement of concentrations down below one ppm. The possibility to relate the lithium content with the boron content in a single analysis was also demonstrated using tourmaline samples, both in absolute concentration and in lateral distribution. In addition, Particle induced X-ray emission (PIXE) was utilized as a complementary IBA technique for simultaneous mapping of elements heavier than sodium.
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- Ekberg, Christian, 1967, et al.
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Extraction of At-211 from nitric acid solutions into various organic solvents for use as an alpha-source for radiation chemistry studies
- 2017
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In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0236-5731 .- 1588-2780. ; 314:1, s. 235-239
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The partitioning of At-211 from an irradiated bismuth target using solvent extraction into several organic solvents is presented. Although astatine speciation is difficult to measure given its invariably low chemical concentration its extraction here is consistent with the existence of a cationic species in nitric acid that is not reduced upon contact with the organic phase. This is consistent with previous work that postulated the most probable species in acidic solution as AtO+. The technique presented has a simple experimental set up and provides high specific activity astatine solutions compatible for use in alpha-radiolysis studies.
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- Ekberg, Christian, 1967, et al.
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Nitride fuel for Gen IV nuclear power systems
- 2018
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In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0236-5731 .- 1588-2780. ; 318:3, s. 1713-1725
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Research review (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Nuclear energy has been a part of the energy mix in many countries for decades. Today in principle all power producing reactors use the same techniqe. Either PWR or BWR fuelled with oxide fuels. This choice of fuel is not self evident and today there are suggestions to change to fuels which may be safer and more economical and also used in e.g. Gen IV nuclear power systems. One such fuel type is the nitrides. The nitrides have a better thermal conductivity than the oxides and a similar melting point and are thus have larger safety margins to melting during operation. In addition they are between 30 and 40% more dense with respect to fissile material. Drawbacks include instability with respect to water and a sometimes complicated fabrication route. The former is not really an issue with Gen IV systems but for use in the present fleet. In this paper we discuss both production and recycling potential of nitride fuels.
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- Eriksson, Sofia, et al.
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Reducing measurement uncertainty in Ni-63 measurements in reactor coolant water with high Co-60 activities
- 2013
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In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0236-5731 .- 1588-2780. ; 296:2, s. 775-779
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In methods for quantification of Ni-63, in e. g. reactor coolant water, a chemical separation is required due to Ni-63 being a pure beta emitter with limited means of quantification. Co-60, a common radionuclide in reactor coolant water, is not completely separated with the commonly used separation procedure, and it is not resolved from Ni-63 in the beta spectrum. The separation method discussed in this work consists of TRU resin (Eichrom) and Ni resin (Eichrom). After running the separation procedure, depending on the initial activity of Co-60, there may still remain enough Co-60 to interfere in the measurement of Ni-63. The Co-60 interference is corrected for via a gamma spectrometric measurement. This correction may, depending on the Ni-63/Co-60 ratio, introduce a large contribution to the measurement uncertainty. The aim of this work was to evaluate the possibility to reduce the measurement uncertainty of Ni-63 measurements by adding a second Ni separation to the method. Double Ni separations were performed on reactor coolant water having a Co-60 activity much higher than the Ni-63 activity (Ni-63/Co-60 = 0.01), in order to decrease the radioactivity of Co-60 in the sample. The measurement uncertainty of the Ni-63 measurement result was reduced by a factor of about three.
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- Espegren, Fredrik, 1989, et al.
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Chemical interaction between sea-salt and tellurium, between 300 and 1180 K
- 2018
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In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0236-5731 .- 1588-2780. ; 317:1, s. 535-543
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- As an emergency action during the Fukushima accident, seawater was used to maintain cooling. To evaluate the effect of the salt on fission-products, sodium chloride, and tellurium were heated together using different ratios in different atmospheres (inert or oxidizing) using thermogravimetric analysis. The experiment under inert conditions showed no indication of interaction. However, under oxidizing conditions an interaction for all samples was observed that prevented an otherwise observed mass increase of the tellurium reference. The change in the appearance of the samples at increasing temperatures was studied by heating them in a furnace.
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- Fermvik, Anna, 1978
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Comparison of the effect of alpha and gamma radiolysis on the extraction of americium by C5-BTBP in cyclohexanone.
- 2011
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In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. - 0236-5731 .- 1588-2780. ; 289:3, s. 811-817
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Solvent extraction is a separation technique suitable for the treatment of used nuclear fuel. Two immiscible phases are contacted and the metals of interest are extracted from one phase into the other, most often using so called extractants. One group of extractants is the bis(triazine)-bipyridine (BTBP) type molecules. These molecules have been developed within EU research programs for the separation of actinides from lanthanides. During such an extraction process, the components of the two phases will be exposed to ionizing radiation, since the used fuel contains many highly radioactive species. Radiolytic reactions can alter the chemistry of the extracting system, and affect the metal extraction by degradation of the extractant and the formation of degradation products. In this paper the effect of irradiation with alpha particles and gamma rays, respectively, has been studied for one of the BTBP type molecules, C5-BTBP.
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- Greis, Christina, 1975-, et al.
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Determination of plutonium in environmental samples with quadrupole ICP-MS
- 2008
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In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. - Berlin : Springer. - 0236-5731 .- 1588-2780. ; 275:1, s. 55-70
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- A method for rapid determination of plutonium isotopes in environmental samples with ultrasonic nebulisation and quadrupole ICP-MS detection was established. Techniques for sample dissolution, pre-concentration and chemical separation were evaluated and the optimal scheme outlined. Comparisons with α-spectrometry and high resolution ICP-MS confirmed the suitability of the method when applied to different environmental matrices within the global fallout concentration range in the northern hemisphere as well as more contaminated sites. Operational detection limits were 0.5–1.5 fg/l for fresh waters and 0.03–0.1 ng/kg for lake sediments and saline marsh sediments.
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- Greis, Christina, 1975-, et al.
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Plutonium remobilization in a humic-rich lake
- 2007
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In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0236-5731 .- 1588-2780. ; 277:1, s. 265-268
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Fresh water from Lake Svartsjön, Sweden, was collected and four fractions were prepared: (1) adsorption on DEAE, (2) flocculation with Ca2+, (3) co-precipitation with Fe hydrous oxide and (4) co-precipitation with Mn hydrous oxide. The plutonium level in the lake is 65 fg/l (222 μBq/l), measured by ICP-QMS and ICP-SFMS. Pronounced accumulation in fractions (1) (34%) and (2) (66%), combined with observed levels of organic matter indicate that plutonium is predominantly associated with organic matter. Measurements of isotopic ratios indicate that 77% of the plutonium originates from weapons testing and the remaining appears to originate from the Chernobyl accident.
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- Halleröd, Jenny, 1987, et al.
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Phenyl trifluoromethyl sulfone as diluent in a grouped actinide extraction process: extraction properties of the solvent components TBP and CyMe4-BTBP
- 2016
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In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0236-5731 .- 1588-2780. ; 307:3, s. 1711-1715
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The grouped actinide extraction (GANEX) process combines two extractants CyMe4-BTBP and TBP in a diluent, in this study phenyl trifluoromethyl sulfone (FS-13). The extraction of U-235, Np-239, Pu-238, Am-241, Cm-244 and Eu-152 has been investigated in four different systems. System 1: 70 %vol FS-13, 30 %vol TBP and 10 mM CyMe4-BTBP, system 2: 70 %vol FS-13 and 30 %vol TBP, system 3: 100 %vol FS-13 and 10 mM CyMe4-BTBP and system 4: pure FS-13. In all cases 4 M HNO3 was used as aqueous phase. In system 1 all actinides were extracted and separated from the lanthanides. In both system 2 and 3 mainly U and Pu were extracted. In system 4 none of the metals were extracted.
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