scholarly journals Analyzing alpha emitting isotopes of Pu, Am and Cm from NPP water samples: an intercomparison of Nordic radiochemical laboratories

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanna Salminen-Paatero ◽  
Xiaolin Hou ◽  
Grzegorz Olszewski ◽  
Lina Ekerljung ◽  
Annika Tovedal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Samples ◽  
Analytical Method ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Nuclear Power Plants ◽  
Analytical Performance ◽  
New Techniques ◽  
Intercomparison Exercises ◽  
Radioanalytical Methods

AbstractRadioanalytical methods for the determination of isotopes of Pu, Am and Cm in water samples from nuclear power plants were compared and further developed in a Nordic project (Optimethod) through two intercomparison exercises among Nordic laboratories. With this intercomparison, the analytical performance of some laboratories was improved by modification of the analytical method and adopting new techniques. The obtained results from the two intercomparisons for alpha emitting transuranium isotopes are presented, and the lessons learnt from these intercomparison exercises are discussed.

Determination of hydrazine at Ontario nuclear power plants

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (23) ◽  
pp. 9825-9834 ◽  
Author(s):  
Slobodan V. Jovanovic ◽  
Thomas Zakharov ◽  
Hemendra Mulye ◽  
Duck Kim ◽  
Kelly-Anne Fagan
Keyword(s):  
Ion Chromatography ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Nuclear Power Plants ◽  
Limit Of Detection ◽  
Limit Of Quantification ◽  
Amperometric Detector ◽  
Sensitive Method

In this study, we developed and validated a sensitive method for the determination of hydrazine in water samples using ion chromatography coupled with an amperometric detector (limit of detection (LOD) = 0.02 μg L−1 and limit of quantification (LOQ) = 0.1 μg L−1).

scholarly journals Control Experiences Regarding Clearable Materials from Nuclear Power Plants and Nuclear Installations: Scaling Factors Determination and Measurements’ Acceptance Criteria Definition

Environments ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 120
Author(s):  
Luca Albertone ◽  
Massimo Altavilla ◽  
Manuela Marga ◽  
Laura Porzio ◽  
Giuseppe Tozzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Nuclear Power Plants ◽  
Fission Products ◽  
Scaling Factors ◽  
Activation Products ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Nuclear Installation ◽  
Enriched Uranium

Arpa Piemonte has been carrying out, for a long time, controls on clearable materials from nuclear power plants to verify compliance with clearance levels set by ISIN (Ispettorato Nazionale per la Sicurezza Nucleare e la Radioprotezione - National Inspectorate for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection) in the technical prescriptions attached to the Ministerial Decree decommissioning authorization or into category A source authorization (higher level of associated risk, according to the categorization defined in the Italian Legislative Decree No. 230/95). After the experience undertaken at the “FN” (Fabbricazioni Nucleari) Bosco Marengo nuclear installation, some controls have been conducted at the Trino nuclear power plant “E. Fermi,” “LivaNova” nuclear installation based in Saluggia, and “EUREX” (Enriched Uranium Extraction) nuclear installation, also based in Saluggia, according to modalities that envisage, as a final control, the determination of γ-emitting radionuclides through in situ gamma spectrometry measurements. Clearance levels’ compliance verification should be performed for all radionuclides potentially present, including those that are not easily measurable (DTM, Difficult To Measure). It is therefore necessary to carry out upstream, based on a representative number of samples, those radionuclides’ determination in order to estimate scaling factors (SF), defined through the logarithmic average of the ratios between the i-th DTM radionuclide concentration and the related key nuclide. Specific radiochemistry is used for defining DTMs’ concentrations, such as Fe-55, Ni-59, Ni-63, Sr-90, Pu-238, and Pu-239/Pu-240. As a key nuclide, Co-60 was chosen for the activation products (Fe-55, Ni-59, Ni-63) and Cs-137 for fission products (Sr-90) and plutonium (Pu- 238, Pu-239/Pu-240, and Pu-241). The presence of very low radioactivity concentrations, often below the detection limits, can make it difficult to determine the related scaling factors. In this work, the results obtained and measurements’ acceptability criteria are presented, defined with ISIN, that can be used for confirming or excluding a radionuclide presence in the process of verifying clearance levels’ compliance. They are also exposed to evaluations regarding samples’ representativeness chosen for scaling factors’ assessment.

Radiochemical methodologies applied to determination of zirconium isotopes in low-level waste samples from nuclear power plants

2014 ◽  
Vol 302 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. C. Oliveira ◽  
R. P. G. Monteiro ◽  
G. F. Kastner ◽  
F. Bessueille-Barbier ◽  
A. H. Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Nuclear Power Plants ◽  
Low Level

scholarly journals Polymeric seal degradation in nuclear power plants: Determination of physical and mechanical properties

2017 ◽  
Vol 135 (7) ◽  
pp. 45814 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher P. Porter ◽  
James P. Bezzina ◽  
Francis Clegg ◽  
Mark D. Ogden
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Nuclear Power Plants ◽  
Physical And Mechanical Properties

An analytical method for developing appropriate protection profiles of Instrumentation & Control System for nuclear power plants

2017 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 1378-1393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manhyun Chung ◽  
Woogeun Ahn ◽  
Byunggil Min ◽  
Jungtaek Seo ◽  
Jongsub Moon
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Analytical Method ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Nuclear Power Plants
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