Mass spectrometric analysis for nuclear safeguards

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (7) ◽  
pp. 1469-1489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergei Boulyga ◽  
Stefanie Konegger-Kappel ◽  
Stephan Richter ◽  
Laure Sangély
Keyword(s):  
International Atomic Energy Agency ◽  
Environmental Samples ◽  
Nuclear Material ◽  
Mass Spectrometric ◽  
Atomic Energy ◽  
Mass Spectrometric Analysis ◽  
Nuclear Safeguards ◽  
Spectrometric Analysis ◽  
Energy Agency ◽  
Mass Spectrometric Techniques

An important part of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards system is the “analytical laboratory”, with mass spectrometric techniques, belonging to the most powerful methods for the analysis of nuclear material and environmental samples collected during inspections.

scholarly journals ANÁLISES DE AMOSTRAS AMBIENTAIS PARA FINS DE SALVAGUARDAS NUCLEARES NO BRASIL

Química Nova ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carina Lisbôa ◽  
Olívio Oliveira Júnior ◽  
Delvonei Andrade
Keyword(s):  
Isotopic Composition ◽  
International Atomic Energy Agency ◽  
Nuclear Weapons ◽  
Environmental Samples ◽  
Nuclear Material ◽  
Atomic Energy ◽  
Nuclear Safeguards ◽  
Nuclear Materials ◽  
Energy Agency ◽  
Highly Sensitive

ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES FOR NUCLEAR SAFEGUARDS PURPOSES IN BRAZIL. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is responsible for preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons by detecting early the misuse of nuclear material or technology, and by certifying that States are honouring their safeguards obligations.The analysis of environmental samples taken by IAEA inspectors during inspections is a powerful tool for nuclear safeguards. This tool was implemented in 1996, after a successful application in Iraq, when a clandestine nuclear weapons program was discovered. The science involved in this type of analysis depends on highly sensitive and selective analytical measurements for detecting traces of nuclear materials collected in the nuclear facility’s “environment”. The purposes of this article are to draw attention to the relevance of this subject in order to address a significant global problem and to present what have been developed in Brazil. Through compatible results with certified standards and IAEA requirements, Brazil has already demonstrated the potential of measuring the amount and isotopic composition of uranium and plutonium at the levels expected in typical environmental samples. Finally, this work suggests the necessary measurements to implement a reliable and consistent environmental samples program for nuclear safeguards in Brazil.

Direct analysis of herbicides by paper spray ionization mass spectrometry

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (23) ◽  
pp. 9808-9816 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven L. Reeber ◽  
Sneha Gadi ◽  
Sung-Ben Huang ◽  
Gary L. Glish
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Environmental Samples ◽  
Direct Analysis ◽  
Mass Spectrometric ◽  
Mass Spectrometric Analysis ◽  
Spectrometric Analysis ◽  
Ionization Mass ◽  
Paper Spray ◽  
Paper Spray Ionization ◽  
Rapid Mass

Paper spray ionization enables the rapid mass spectrometric analysis of environmental samples without the use of chromatography or sample cleanup techniques.

Estimation of the formation rates of polyatomic species of heavy metals in plutonium analyses using a multicollector ICP-MS with a desolvating nebulizer

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 487-493 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. V. Mitroshkov ◽  
K. B. Olsen ◽  
M. L. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
International Atomic Energy Agency ◽  
Environmental Samples ◽  
Atomic Energy ◽  
Energy Agency ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
Icp Ms

Analyses of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and environmental samples for the Pu isotopic content are conducted normally at very low concentrations of Pu—usually in the range of parts per trillion and even more often at the parts per quadrillion level.

scholarly journals An evidential evaluation of nuclear safeguards

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. 155014771989455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shang Gao ◽  
Yong Deng
Keyword(s):  
International Atomic Energy Agency ◽  
Missing Values ◽  
Atomic Energy ◽  
Nuclear Safeguards ◽  
Multiple Objects ◽  
Energy Agency ◽  
Dempster Shafer Theory ◽  
Shafer Theory ◽  
Theory Of Evidence

Nuclear safeguards evaluation is a complicated issue with many missing values and uncertainties. By invoking Dempster–Shafer theory of evidence, the missing values are assigned to a subset of a set of multiple objects, at the same time, by combining different evaluation values, and the effect of uncertainty will be decreased. In this way, both the missing values and uncertainties are considered in the final evaluations. This method has been used in considering the International Atomic Energy Agency experts’ evaluation for nuclear safeguards. The result shows that ([Formula: see text], 0.1897) is the biggest belief degree.

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