The development of a sequential method for the determination of actinides and 90Sr in power station effluent using extraction chromatography

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 163-171

  Spry, Naomi ^a   Parry, Susan ^a   Jerome, Simon ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actinides; Extraction chromatography; Power station effluent; Strontium

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS; AMERICIUM; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CURIUM; EFFLUENTS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PLUTONIUM; RADIATION CHEMISTRY; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; RADIOISOTOPES; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; STRONTIUM;

EXTRACTION CHROMATOGRAPHY;

RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT;

ACTINIDE; STRONTIUM 90;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EFFLUENT; EXTRACTION; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOCHEMISTRY; SPECTROMETRY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 0034662452     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(00)00167-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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