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E. SELECTED RADIOCHEMICAL PROCEEDURES
Pages 251-277

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... Appendix E SELECTED RADIOCHEMICAL PROCEDURES E ~Determination of Radioactive Iodine in Water E.2 Determination of Strontium-89/90 E.3 Determination of Tron-55 E.4 Determination of Nickel-63 E-IL Page No.
From page 252...
... In a 250 mid separatory funnel containing 100 mL water sample (Note 3) , add 2 mL of I- carrier solution, 2 mL of NaOH, and 4 mL of NaOC1.
From page 253...
... Add 20 mL water containing a 1 mL cone. HNO3 and shake for 2 minutes.
From page 254...
... Metcalf, "Radiochemical Studies of the Fission Products" Book 3, p. 1625, National Nuclear Energy Series.
From page 255...
... The following three procedures are described: Strontium separation (2) Yttrium separation (3)
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... HNO3 and boil down to ~10 mL. Transfer solution to a 40 mL cone with H2O.
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... k. Add 20 mL H2O to dissolve Sr(NO3~2 and add 6 drops of Fe scavenger carrier.
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... cl. Add 10 drops of 0.IM AgNO3 and ~ mL cone.
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... i. Add 5 mL cone.
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... Pipet 25.0 mE Sr carrier and appropriate amount of Sr-90 stanciard into a 40 mL centrifuge cone.
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... 1. Place the flask on a magnetic stirring plate and stir solution gently.
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... Acid ~8 mL cone.
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... Add 2 mL sat. H3BO3 and 3 mL cone.
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... Pipet desired volumes of slurry to a tare filter paper #542 and wash with 5 mL me tiny} alcohol. (A minimum of 10 samples with varying amounts of slurry should be orenarecl.)
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... c.y.f. = chemicaly~eld factor, % yield eff = counting efficiency (see Figure E-1 )
From page 266...
... 20 mg (9.0 mg/cm2) SAMPLES AS A FUNCTION OF AVERAGE BETA ENERGY 0.8 AVERAGE ENERGY, E 1 .C Figure E-1 Counting Efficiency Curves of Beta Activities Using WIDEBETA II E-16
From page 267...
... Iron isotopes Fe-55 and Fe-59 are separated from fission and corrosion products by ion exchange and organic extraction. The organic phase is then transferred into a counting vial containing toluene base scintillator cocktail.
From page 268...
... hold back carrier in a I-L beaker containing 500 mL water sample. (Note: If the sample is a solution from solid, or filter paper dissolution, use 20 mL sample solution and add all carrier as specified above.
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... CAREFULLY watch for the yellow effluent and collect only THIS effluent into a 40 mL centrifuge tube.
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... m. Transfer the organic layer with a pipes to a counting vial that contains 10 mL liquid scintillation cocktail solution.
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... (Note: The energy discrimination settings are cletermineclby using pure Fe-55 and Fe-59 isotopes separately in the counting samples. The lower energy channel should include most of the Fe-55 counting but minimizing the interference from Fe-59 which is counted in the higher energy channel.)
From page 272...
... E.3.4 Reference (~)
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... HCT - 6N concentrated NaOH- IN NH4OH- concentrated Anion resin - AG ~xI0 50-100 mesh chloride form Dimethylglyoxime - ~ % solution in Ethanol Liquid scintillation (POPOP solution) cocktail Toluene Chloroform Analytical filter paper pulp - Ash free Pyridine NH4SCN ~ % solution + Pyridine ~ % solution = rinse solution NH4SCN- 20% solution HAC- IN Alconex- 0.25% E-23
From page 274...
... To 500 mL of water sampled in a I-L beaker, add 500\ of Ni carrier, 4 ctrops each of Cs, Fe, Co and Mn hold-back carrier, and 3 mL cone.
From page 275...
... in separation procedure, slowly add cone. NH4OH until solution is just basic, using pH paper as indicator.
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... Pipet 20 mL to a 40 mL centrifuge tube, add IN NaOH or IN HAc to adjust to pH ~7 using pH paper as indicator.
From page 277...
... d. Prepare a counting efficiency curve, i.e., efficiency vs.


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