Document Type

Annual Report

Publication Date

2006

First page number:

62

Last page number:

63

Abstract

The long-term goal of this project is the evaluation of optical spectroscopy-based techniques for the on-line, real-time determination of actinide element concentrations in fuel recycling plant process streams. To generate the information necessary to evaluate the potential of these systems, initial experiments will focus on determining the detection limits for UV/Vis and LFS will be measured for the actinide elements under chemical conditions representative of the process streams for the UREX+ process. The system will then be systematically explored to examine the impact of acid concentration, nitrate concentration, redox potential, diluent concentration, ligand concentration, and contaminant/ fission product concentration on the sensitivity of these techniques. The potential for interferences will also be examined.

Keywords

Fluorescence spectroscopy; Laser spectroscopy; Optical spectroscopy; Radioactive wastes; Radiochemistry; Spent reactor fuels; Ultraviolet spectroscopy; Uranium

Controlled Subject

Laser spectroscopy; Radioactive wastes; Uranium

Disciplines

Nuclear

File Format

pdf

File Size

220 KB

Language

English

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