Investigation of a new approach for 36 Cl determination in solid samples using plastic scintillators
This work reports a new approach for the determination of 36Cl in radioactive waste samples from nuclear decommissioning, wherein novel plastic scintillator (PS) materials were used for the concentration of 36 Cl prior to the detection with scintillation counting. Different plastic scintillator (PS)...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universidad de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de la UB |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:dnet:ubarcelona__::dd2326fab2148b1d004840daa92b9f19 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/229429 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Piròlisi Absorció Cromatografia Eliminació de residus radioactius Pyrolysis Absorption Chromatography Radioactive waste disposa |
| Resumo: | This work reports a new approach for the determination of 36Cl in radioactive waste samples from nuclear decommissioning, wherein novel plastic scintillator (PS) materials were used for the concentration of 36 Cl prior to the detection with scintillation counting. Different plastic scintillator (PS) materials were tested for their selective absorption and detection of 36Cl activity in solid samples. PS microspheres (PSm), cross-linked PSm (CPSm) and PS resin have been investigated. PS resin was identified as the most suitable material for 36 Cl analysis. Pyrolysis and subsequent trapping of the volatile elements in a bubbler was used. The trapping solution was finally loaded onto a cartridge of the PS resin. Scintillation counting and ion chromatography were used to determine the activity concentration and the chemical recovery, respectively. |
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