Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
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Volume 148: Issue 2
Experimental evaluation of239Pu,238Pu and233U spikes for determining plutonium concentration by thermal ionization mass spectrometry and alpha-spectrometry
Authors:
S. Aggarwal Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Fuel Chemistry Division Trombay 400 085 Bombay (India)

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P. Shah Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Fuel Chemistry Division Trombay 400 085 Bombay (India)

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R. Duggal Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Fuel Chemistry Division Trombay 400 085 Bombay (India)

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H. Jain Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Fuel Chemistry Division Trombay 400 085 Bombay (India)

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Pages:
309–317
Online Publication Date:
14 Aug 2005
Publication Date:
17 Apr 1991
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02060364
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Abstract  

Experimental evaluation on the use of239Pu spike in Isotope Dilution-Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometry (ID-TIMS),238Pu spike in Isotope Dilution Alpha Spectrometry (IDAS) and233U as a Non-Isotopic Diluent in Alpha Spectrometry (N-IDAS), for determing plutonium concentration in samples with burn-up values in the range of 1,000–10,000 MWD/TU is done. Precision is determined by analyzing replicate aliquots from different samples using each of the three spikes. Accuracy is established by comparing the results with those obtained by using well recognized spike242Pu in ID-TIMS. It is shown that the use of239Pu spike with the latest generation thermal ionization mass spectrometers gives the best precision (0.2%), whereas the precision values of 0.5 and 1% can be obtained by using238Pu and233U spikes, respectively, on a routine basis. Reasons for the difference in the precision values are discussed, along with the merits and drawbacks on the use of different spike isotopes.

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0236-5731
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Journal of Radionalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
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