Preparation, certification and validation of a stable solid spike of uranium and plutonium coated with a cellulose derivative for the measurement of uranium and plutonium content in dissolved nuclear fuel by isotope dilution mass spectrometry

Analytical Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 247-252

  Surugaya, Naoki ^a   Hiyama, Toshiaki ^a   Verbruggen, André ^b   Wellum, Roger ^b  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CELLULOSIC RESINS; DISSOLUTION; FILM PREPARATION; FUELS; ISOTOPES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATERIALS HANDLING; NITRIC ACID; THIN FILMS; URANIUM; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

CELLULOSE ACETATE BUTYRATES; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; ISOTOPE DILUTION MASS SPECTROMETRY; NITRIC ACID SOLUTIONS; ORGANIC STABILIZERS; REFERENCE MATERIAL; SPENT NUCLEAR FUELS; TOKAI REPROCESSING PLANT;

NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING;

EID: 49749136126     PISSN: 09106340     EISSN: 13482246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2116/analsci.24.247     Document Type: Article

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