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Automated radiochemical procedure for plutonium and americium measurement

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A radiochemical separation method for plutonium and americium from aqueous medium has been developed using a pre-packed resin column, a peristaltic pump, and the necessary tubing and valves for flow injection technique. All the radioanalytical operations were conducted in-line. Samples made of plutonium and americium tracers in water were analyzed by this technique and counted by alpha spectroscopy. The results show that plutonium and americium can be measured simultaneously using this technique.

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  1. WH-10 University of Washington, 98195, Seattle, WA, (USA)

    A. E. Nevissi

  2. Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory, 99352, Richland, WA, (USA)

    R. S. Strebin

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Nevissi, A.E., Strebin, R.S. Automated radiochemical procedure for plutonium and americium measurement. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 197, 211–218 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02036000

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