Synthesis and trace metal characterization of potassium plutonium sulphate: working reference material for plutonium

Abstract

An attempt was made to prepare potassium plutonium sulphate, which is proposed to be the working reference material for analyzing plutonium based fuel samples and associated materials. X-ray diffraction was employed for phase characterization and the structure was found to be monoclinic in nature with a space group of P2 1 / c. Trace metallic impurity analyses was carried out for the 26 elements e.g.

Atomic spectrometry update: review of advances in the analysis of metals, chemicals and functional materials

“…Other papers to report the preparation of reference materials include one that described the synthesis of potassium plutonium sulfate 159 and another that used natural apatite crystals as a potential U reference material for ssion track dating by LA-ICP-MS. 160 In the former paper, the material was envisaged for use analysing plutonium-based fuel samples and associated materials. Phase characterization was achieved using XRD, with the structure found to be monoclinic in nature with a space group of P2 1 /c.…”

Development of Methodologies for the Chemical Quality Control of Zircon, A Precursor for Zirconium Production

“…However, trace level determination, low Z analytes determination are some of the limitations for EDXRF. On the other hand, atomic emission spectrometry (OES) is another simultaneously multi‐elemental analytical technique found to be reliable and precise for minor and trace level of determination and widely used in nuclear industries for the quality control of nuclear fuel and associated materials [31–35] . Direct current Arc OES (D.C.Arc OES) and inductively coupled plasma OES (ICP‐OES) are the most popular OES routinely used in nuclear industries.…”

“…On the other hand, atomic emission spectrometry (OES) is another simultaneously multi-elemental analytical technique found to be reliable and precise for minor and trace level of determination and widely used in nuclear industries for the quality control of nuclear fuel and associated materials. [31][32][33][34][35] Direct current Arc OES (D.C.Arc OES) and inductively coupled plasma OES (ICP-OES) are the most popular OES routinely used in nuclear industries. Though the merit of analytical performance is better for ICP-OES; yet the dissolution of the sample is a cumbersome step for it, which can be avoided in D.C.Arc OES.…”

A Comprehensive Investigation alongwith the Statistical Evaluation for the Characterization of Ilmenite Mineral by X‐ray Fluorescence Spectrometry and Optical Emission Spectrometry

“…Moreover, the high temperature excitation source enhances the possibilities of spectral interference specially for ilmenite, where iron is a multi‐element, emission rich matrix elements [19–20] . To avoid spectral interference, chemical separation of major matrix is essential [21–23] . On the contrary, D. C. Arc carrier distillation involves solid powder samples (no dissolution requirement), with the incorporation of suitable carrier resulting physical separation of analytes from emission rich matrix in the arc itself [24–27] .…”