A rapid method for quantifying 238Pu in the presence of natural 238U via quadrupole inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and utilizing a resin-based extraction procedure

Ling Ying Diane Tiong; Mer Lin Doris Ho; Boon Kin Pong; Richard D. Webster

doi:10.1007/s10967-017-5507-4

A rapid method for quantifying ²³⁸Pu in the presence of natural ²³⁸U via quadrupole inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and utilizing a resin-based extraction procedure

Ling Ying Diane Tiong, Mer Lin Doris Ho, Boon Kin Pong^*, Richard D. Webster

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Abstract

A method was developed for removing the interference of ²³⁸U from samples containing ²³⁸Pu so that the Pu isotopes could be rapidly determined by ICP-MS. The acidified sample was first passed through a commercial TEVA^® resin that retained all of the plutonium and some uranium. Second, the sample was further passed through a UTEVA^® resin that retained all of the remaining uranium but was free of plutonium. Elution of both of the fractions retained by the two resins and analysis by ICP-MS, allowed a simple correction factor to be determined that enabled subtraction of the interference caused by ²³⁸U.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1347-1351
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Volume	314
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-017-5507-4
Publication status	Published - Nov 1 2017
Externally published	Yes

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© 2017, Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, Hungary.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Analytical Chemistry
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Pollution
Spectroscopy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Keywords

Plutonium isotopes
Quadrupole ICP-MS
Resin extraction
Weapon grade uranium

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A rapid method for quantifying ²³⁸Pu in the presence of natural ²³⁸U via quadrupole inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and utilizing a resin-based extraction procedure. / Tiong, Ling Ying Diane; Ho, Mer Lin Doris; Pong, Boon Kin et al.
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