Lanthanide borosilicate glasses containing Pu and the nonradioactive analog element Ce were subjects of an x-ray absorption spectroscopy investigation to quantify +3/+4 ratio these redox-sensitive elements. The data show that dominant oxidation states are +4 for +3 Ce. also indicate reductive potential can be quantified from a solution chemistry method adapted glass chemistry, although allowanc...

In the frame of the accountancy measurements of the fissile materials, reliable determinations of the plutonium and uranium content in spent nuclear fuel are required to comply with international safeguards agreements. Large-sized dried (LSD) spikes of enriched 235U and 239Pu for isotope dilution mass spectrometry (IDMS) analysis are routinely applied in reprocessing plants for this purpose. A ...

Pu isotopes in various foods were detected using a quadrupole ICPMS and Aridus II desolvation nebulizer. The method has ability to detect 239Pu and 240Pu at concentrations of ~52pg/kg (0.12Bq/kg) and ~9.5pg/kg (0.08Bq/kg) as well as 240Pu/239Pu ratio in <8h after receiving the samples. Foods were wet-ashed followed by DGA extraction for eliminating matrix, isobaric, and polyatomic interferences...

We introduce neutron-gamma emission tomography (NGET) for the 3D imaging of special nuclear materials (e.g. plutonium, uranium).

The potential health hazards of radioelements taken into the body are well known (1, 2). The present study is part of a program designed to test the effect of zirconium and other sahs on the metabolism of long lived radioelements. It has been shown that the early administration of zirconium salts to experimental animals previously injected with plutonium (Pu”~~) and radioyttrium (Ygl) resulted ...

The Sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR) features a closed fuel cycle for efficient conversion of fertile uranium and management of minor actinides. A full actinide-recycle fuel cycle is envisioned with two major options: One involves intermediatesized (150 to 500 MWe) sodium-cooled fast reactors with uranium-plutonium-minor-actinidezirconium metal alloy fuel, supported by a fuel cycle based on pyr...