Capabilities of high resolution ICP-OES for plutonium isotopic analysis

Challenges in the quality assurance of elemental and isotopic analyses in the nuclear domain benefitting from high resolution ICP-OES and sector field ICP-MS

Accurate analytical data reinforces fundamentally the meaningfulness of nuclear fuel performance assessments and nuclear waste characterization. Regularly lacking matrix-matched certified reference materials, quality assurance of elemental and isotopic analysis of nuclear materials remains a challenging endeavour. In this context, this review highlights various dedicated experimental approaches...

2. Plutonium Isotopic Analysis Using Pc/fram

A. Purpose of This Chapter It has been 20 years since Chapter 8, “Plutonium Isotopic Composition by Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy” in the Passive Nondestructive Assay of Nuclear Materials (Sampson 91) book was first drafted in 1983. This book, commonly referred to as the “PANDA Manual,” is one of the principal resources for passive Nondestructive Assay (NDA) measurements throughout the worldwide nucle...

ICP-OES, ICP-MS and AAS Techniques Compared

This article will briefly describe these three techniques, and point out the important criteria by which to judge their applicability to your own analytical problems. Table 1 below shows a checklist of common analytical requirements and may help in the assessment of the techniques. For many people with an ICP-OES background, ICP-MS is a plasma with a mass spectrometer as a detector. Mass spectr...

Guidelines for Chemical Analysis: Determination of the Elemental Content of Environment Samples using ICP-OES

Biodiesel Analysis for Inorganic Contaminants Using the Optima 8000 ICP-OES With Flat Plate Plasma Technology

In the Unites States, the production of biofuels is primarily driven by the use of corn for ethanol and soy beans for biodiesel. Unfortunately, the competition for these raw materials has had an adverse effect on the price of food stuffs produced from these crops. The search for alternative and more efficient sources of raw materials for biodiesel production is ongoing. Biodiesel can be made fr...