Simple determination of 99Tc in radioactive waste using Tc extraction disk and imaging plates

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 139-143

  Kameo, Y ^a   Katayama, A ^a   Hoshi, A ^a   Haraga, T ^a   Nakashima, M ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beta particle counting; Determination; Imaging plates; Low level radioactive waste; Solid phase extraction; Solidified product; Technetium 99

Indexed keywords

BETA-PARTICLE COUNTING; DETERMINATION; IMAGING PLATES; LOW LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; SOLIDIFIED PRODUCT; TECHNETIUM-99;

DISKS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING; RADIATION COUNTERS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVITY; TECHNETIUM;

EXTRACTION;

TECHNETIUM 99M;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION;

NUCLEAR REACTORS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TECHNETIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 70449521178     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.08.009     Document Type: Article

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