The Determination of Impurities in Plutonium Nitrate Solutions by Amine Extraction and ICP Analysis

ICP-AES determination of trace metallic constituents in thorium matrix after preferential extraction of thorium using TBP, TOPO and DHOA: a comparative study

“…The major problem encountered in this case is the spectral interference of matrix element like U, Pu, Zr, Th etc., having line rich emission spectra [10][11][12][13][14][15]. Chemical separation of the major matrix followed by the determination of analytes in the raffinate is well accepted protocol in nuclear industry [16][17][18][19][20].…”

Quality control of (Th,Pu)O2 fuel pellet obtained by coated agglomerate pelletization

“…Quality control and quality assurance of nuclear fuels and associate materials are necessary to provide desired performance and burn up in the nuclear reactor. Atomic emission spectrometric technique being simultaneously multi elemental method with acceptable analytical performance (lower detection limit, high degree of precession, large linear dynamic range, sensitive), is routinely used for trace metallic impurity analysis of nuclear fuels and associated materials, which is one of the prime steps of chemical quality control [2][3][4][5][6][7][8]. Nuclear materials like U, Th, Pu, Zr are prone to have spectral interference due to their multi electronic nature which may be detrimental during assay of analytes at trace level in such emission rich matrices [9][10][11][12][13][14][15].…”

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

“…Several analytical approaches have been documented for determination of plutonium in various concentrations and in various complex matrices [13][14][15][16]. Several reports are also available in the literature for the determination of various elements in different kinds of plutonium matrices [17][18][19][20]. Chemical quality control of plutonium based fuels and associated materials need to have highly sensitive analytical methods with lower detection limits, large linear dynamic range; to be operated inside the glove box with proper shielding; validated by different analytical techniques, synthetic samples and reference materials.…”