Ultra-fast, selective and pseudo-quantitative analysis of 99Tc in nuclear waste for screening purposes

Controlling radioactivity is essential in various fields, such as the decommissioning of nuclear power plants and nuclear medicine. In some cases, a full characterization of samples is not required; instead, a screening analysis that provides an overall indication of the activity present can be suff...

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Autores: Mendo, X., Antoñanzas Melguizo, Eduardo, Bagán Navarro, Héctor, Tarancón Sanz, Alex
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Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
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Palabra clave:Plàstics
Tecneci
Residus perillosos
Plastics
Technetium
Hazardous wastes
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spelling Ultra-fast, selective and pseudo-quantitative analysis of 99Tc in nuclear waste for screening purposesMendo, X.Antoñanzas Melguizo, EduardoBagán Navarro, HéctorTarancón Sanz, AlexPlàsticsTecneciResidus perillososPlasticsTechnetiumHazardous wastesControlling radioactivity is essential in various fields, such as the decommissioning of nuclear power plants and nuclear medicine. In some cases, a full characterization of samples is not required; instead, a screening analysis that provides an overall indication of the activity present can be sufficient to determine if a sample is radioactive. This article introduces a new system called PSkits designed specifically for ultra-fast and selective screening detection of 99Tc. PSkits consist of a plastic scintillation layer attached to the bottom of a scintillation vial, coated with aliquat·336® as a selective extractant. In this study, the preparation of PSkits was optimized by adjusting the proportions of crosslinker, porogen, and the type of vial used. The analysis method was developed, and the selectivity against common interferences was tested by optimizing the rinsing media. Finally, PSkits were validated by analysing simulated nuclear waste samples and urine spiked samples, achieving satisfactory results with quantification errors below 50 %, demonstrating their effectiveness for the intended purposeElsevier B.V.2024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/217700Articles publicats en revistes (Enginyeria Química i Química Analítica)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReroducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135796Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024, vol. 480, num.135796, p. 1-11https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135796cc-by-nc-nd (c) Mendo, X., et al., 2024http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/2177002026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Ultra-fast, selective and pseudo-quantitative analysis of 99Tc in nuclear waste for screening purposes
title Ultra-fast, selective and pseudo-quantitative analysis of 99Tc in nuclear waste for screening purposes
spellingShingle Ultra-fast, selective and pseudo-quantitative analysis of 99Tc in nuclear waste for screening purposes
Mendo, X.
Plàstics
Tecneci
Residus perillosos
Plastics
Technetium
Hazardous wastes
title_short Ultra-fast, selective and pseudo-quantitative analysis of 99Tc in nuclear waste for screening purposes
title_full Ultra-fast, selective and pseudo-quantitative analysis of 99Tc in nuclear waste for screening purposes
title_fullStr Ultra-fast, selective and pseudo-quantitative analysis of 99Tc in nuclear waste for screening purposes
title_full_unstemmed Ultra-fast, selective and pseudo-quantitative analysis of 99Tc in nuclear waste for screening purposes
title_sort Ultra-fast, selective and pseudo-quantitative analysis of 99Tc in nuclear waste for screening purposes
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Mendo, X.
Antoñanzas Melguizo, Eduardo
Bagán Navarro, Héctor
Tarancón Sanz, Alex
author Mendo, X.
author_facet Mendo, X.
Antoñanzas Melguizo, Eduardo
Bagán Navarro, Héctor
Tarancón Sanz, Alex
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author2 Antoñanzas Melguizo, Eduardo
Bagán Navarro, Héctor
Tarancón Sanz, Alex
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Plàstics
Tecneci
Residus perillosos
Plastics
Technetium
Hazardous wastes
topic Plàstics
Tecneci
Residus perillosos
Plastics
Technetium
Hazardous wastes
description Controlling radioactivity is essential in various fields, such as the decommissioning of nuclear power plants and nuclear medicine. In some cases, a full characterization of samples is not required; instead, a screening analysis that provides an overall indication of the activity present can be sufficient to determine if a sample is radioactive. This article introduces a new system called PSkits designed specifically for ultra-fast and selective screening detection of 99Tc. PSkits consist of a plastic scintillation layer attached to the bottom of a scintillation vial, coated with aliquat·336® as a selective extractant. In this study, the preparation of PSkits was optimized by adjusting the proportions of crosslinker, porogen, and the type of vial used. The analysis method was developed, and the selectivity against common interferences was tested by optimizing the rinsing media. Finally, PSkits were validated by analysing simulated nuclear waste samples and urine spiked samples, achieving satisfactory results with quantification errors below 50 %, demonstrating their effectiveness for the intended purpose
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Reroducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135796
Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024, vol. 480, num.135796, p. 1-11
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135796
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