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Determination of Trace Radionuclides in SRS Depleted Uranium (U).

DE2004809647

Publication Date	2003
Personal Author	Beals, D. M.; LaMont, S. P.; Cadieux, J. R.; Shick, C. R.
Page Count	30
Abstract	Prior to final dispositioning of Savannah River Site (SRS) residual depleted uranium (DU) following reactor irradiation the amount of contamination from other radionuclides must be determined. The Nonproliferation Technology Section (NTS) was requested by the SRS Nuclear Materials Management Division (NMMD) to analyze a number of samples in the SRTC/NTS clean labs. The requested analytes were Am-241, Np-237, Ra-226, Cs-137, I-129, Tc-99, Sr-90 and the plutonium isotopes from 238 through 242. The NTS routinely analyzes all types of samples for trace plutonium by mass spectrometry. The other analytes are routinely analyzed only in environmental samples. This report documents the analytical data and the analysis methods developed and used for these analyses. All requested analytes were determined to be less than one tenth of the waste acceptance criteria in all samples analyzed.
Keywords	Radionuclides Uranium Reactor irradiation Contamination Radioactive contamination Plutonium Isotopes Mass spectrometry Trace amounts Savannah River Site (SRS) Depleted Uranium (DU) Analytes
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC. Savannah River Site.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200501

Determination of Trace Radionuclides in SRS Depleted Uranium (U).

Determination of Trace Radionuclides in SRS Depleted Uranium (U).
DE2004809647

Publication Date	2003
Personal Author	Beals, D. M.; LaMont, S. P.; Cadieux, J. R.; Shick, C. R.
Page Count	30
Abstract	Prior to final dispositioning of Savannah River Site (SRS) residual depleted uranium (DU) following reactor irradiation the amount of contamination from other radionuclides must be determined. The Nonproliferation Technology Section (NTS) was requested by the SRS Nuclear Materials Management Division (NMMD) to analyze a number of samples in the SRTC/NTS clean labs. The requested analytes were Am-241, Np-237, Ra-226, Cs-137, I-129, Tc-99, Sr-90 and the plutonium isotopes from 238 through 242. The NTS routinely analyzes all types of samples for trace plutonium by mass spectrometry. The other analytes are routinely analyzed only in environmental samples. This report documents the analytical data and the analysis methods developed and used for these analyses. All requested analytes were determined to be less than one tenth of the waste acceptance criteria in all samples analyzed.
Keywords	Radionuclides Uranium Reactor irradiation Contamination Radioactive contamination Plutonium Isotopes Mass spectrometry Trace amounts Savannah River Site (SRS) Depleted Uranium (DU) Analytes
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC. Savannah River Site.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200501