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A procedure is described separating, identifying and determining the actinides (An) U, Np, Pu, Am and Cm in the presence of the lanthanides (Ln) La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu and Ho on an analytical scale. It is based on high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) combined with a dual on-line detection system and is accomplished within a short time, in one step and under isocratic conditions (for An). The separation was carried out on a strongly acidic and highly capacitive cationic exchange resin on a polystyrene divinylbenzene copolymer (Aminex A9, co. BioRad) basis. Radionuclides emitting c~-and [3-particles are detected on-line using a custom-made solid scintillation flow-through cell. Inactive components are monitored by colour reagent complex detection (Arsenazo III, ,% 648 nm) with a VIS detector placed in series.

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The complete decommissioning of the AVR reactor facility at Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH (HTGR type) raised the question of the radioactive inventory built up during and since the operational phase. Therefore, a precise chemical and radiochemical analysis system was developed at the Institute for Safety Research and Reactor Technology at Forschungszentrum Jülich with the aim of identifying and quantifying 45 nuclides from both metallic and ceramic materials. Separation schemes and details of apparatus are given. Chromatograms are shown resulting from high-performance liquid chromatography which was applied for the fine separation of most β-emitters and of those nuclides which decay via electron capture.

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