Optimization of a new radiochemical method based on extraction chromatographic resins and plastic scintillation for measurement of <sup>90</sup>Sr in nuclear waste

A purification method is developed to determine <sup>90</sup>Sr in radioactive waste. A separation based on Sr-resin® with a pretreatment using TRU-resin® provides satisfactory Sr recovery yields before the <sup>90</sup>Sr measurement by liquid...

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Autores: Baudat, Emilie, Gautier, Céline, Bagán Navarro, Héctor, Tarancón Sanz, Alex, Colin, Christèle, Laporte, Elodie, Fichet, Pascal
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:recercat____::f8367c9f4c87899eb3df73666daa4cfc
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/229378
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Estronci
Anàlisi radioquímica
Residus radioactius
Strontium
Radiochemical analysis
Radioactive wastes
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Sumario:A purification method is developed to determine <sup>90</sup>Sr in radioactive waste. A separation based on Sr-resin® with a pretreatment using TRU-resin® provides satisfactory Sr recovery yields before the <sup>90</sup>Sr measurement by liquid scintillation counting (LSC) regardless the analyzed samples with low or high activity level. The selectivity of the procedure is checked by measuring the 90Y ingrowth after different days of separation without waiting for secular equilibrium. In order to obtain a REACH compliant method without scintillation cocktails, a plastic scintillation resin selective for Sr is implemented on the basis of the developed protocol. The optimized method is applied successfully to representative nuclear waste including samples with high Pu content (effluents, concretes and sludges).