11–16 May 2014
Casino Conference Centre
Europe/Prague timezone

Application of ICP-MS for the determination of 99Tc and 90Sr in primary coolant water. Optimalization of measurements and analysis of potential interferences.

12 May 2014, 17:15
1h 30m
Casino Conference Centre

Casino Conference Centre

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Poster Nuclear Analytical Methods Poster Session - Nuclear Analytical Methods

Speaker

Ms Iwona Bartosiewicz (Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology)

Description

Sr-90 and Tc-99 are produced by the fission of U-235. Information on Sr, Tc and other fission and activation product content in the primary coolant and at various locations in the purification system can be of considerable value in assessing fuel integrity and performance of purification system component. Using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) for long-lived radionuclides improves detection limit and accuracy. However, in accurate measurements by ICP-MS method, the contribution of isobaric interferences from atomic- and molecular ions created by plasma gas and/or solvent used should be defined and appropriate ways of their elimination should be introduced. Also, to obtain accurate results in trace and ultra-trace analysis of Tc-99 and Sr-90, optimatization of measurements is necessary. In this work, the influence of different parameters (eg. sample flow rate, nebulizer type) on the strontium and technetium measurements have been taken into account. Acknowledgments: Research task No. 8 „Study of processes occurring under regular operation of water circulation systems in nuclear power plants with suggested actions aimed at upgrade of nuclear safety" partly financed by the National Research and Development Centre in the framework of the strategic research project entitled „Technologies Supporting Development of Safe Nuclear Power Engineering”.

Primary author

Ms Ewelina Chajduk (Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology)

Co-authors

Mrs Anna Bojanowska-Czajka (Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology) Mrs Halina Polkowska-Motrenko (Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology) Ms Iwona Bartosiewicz (Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology)

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