Improved procedure for Pu/Am, and U isotope analysis in fecal samples

Seokwon Yoon, Wi Ho Ha, Sunhoo Park, Young woo Jin, Jung min Kim

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    Abstract

    Herein, we describe an improved procedure for 238Pu, 240Pu, 241Am, and natural U quantitation in fecal samples and validate it by analyzing reference samples of the intercomparison program. Interference caused by 237Np resulted in Pu content underestimation, which was corrected by the addition of an alternative tracer. Samples processed using the fusion method (to facilitate dissolution) exhibited significantly biased U contents compared to reference values, with the magnitude of the bias being dependent on the type of flux used. Conversely, the wet-ashing method afforded results closely matching reference values, being not significantly more time consuming than the fusion method.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1151-1155
    Number of pages5
    JournalJournal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
    Volume316
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2018 Jun 1

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    Acknowledgements This study was supported by a grant of the Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences (KIRAMS), funded by Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT), Republic of Korea (No. 50535-2018).

    Publisher Copyright:
    © 2018, Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, Hungary.

    Keywords

    • Alpha-emitting radionuclides
    • Feces
    • Fusion method
    • Radiation emergency

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Analytical Chemistry
    • Nuclear Energy and Engineering
    • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
    • Pollution
    • Spectroscopy
    • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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