Apptcations of Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry to Radionuclide Determinations. Roy W. Morrow and Jeffrey S.

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2 STP 1291 Apptcations of Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry to Radionuclide Determinations Roy W. Morrow and Jeffrey S. Crain, Editors ASTM Publication Code Number (PCN) III ASTM 100 Barr Harbor Drive West Conshohocken, PA Printed in the U.S.A.

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4 Foreword This publication, Applications of Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry to Radionuclide Determinations, contains papers presented at the symposium of the same name, held in Gatlinburg, Tennessee on October The symposium was sponsored by ASTM Committee C-26 on Nuclear Fuel Cycle, the United States Department of Energy, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Roy W. Morrow of Lockheed-Martin Energy Systems in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and Jeffrey S. Crain of the Argonne National Laboratory in Argonne, Illinois presided as symposium chairmen and are editors of the resulting publication.

5 Contents Overview~R. W. MORROW AND J. S. CRAIN APPLICATIONS IN NUCLEAR MATERIAL PRODUCTION The Comparison of Sample Preparation Techniques for the Determination of Technetium-99 in Pure Uranium Compounds and Subsequent Analysis by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)~ P. R. MAKINSON The Isotopic Ratio Measurement of Uranium in the Form of Hydrolyzed Uranium Hexafluoride by Inductively Coupled Plasma Multiple Collector Mass Spectrometry--A. J. WALDER AND T. HODGSON 20 APPLICATIONS IN HIGH-LEVEL WASTE CHARACTERIZATION Optimizing the Characterization of Iodine-129 and Technetium-99 in Radioactive Waste Using Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry~M. NO~ AND A. HI~RI~.S 29 Analysis of Radioactive Waste Samples by Ion Chromatography-beta- ICP-MS--o. T. FARMER III, J. H. REEVES, E. J. WYSE, C. J. CLEMETSON, C. J. BARINAGA, M. R. SMITH, AND D. W. KOPPENAAL 38 Applications of Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry to the Determination of Actinides and Fission Products in High Level Radioactive Wastes at the Savannah River Site--w. F. KINARD, N. E. BIBLER, C. J. COLEMAN, R. A. DEWBERRY, W. T. BOYCE, AND S. B. WYRICK 48 APPLICATIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND WASTE MANAGEMENT Ultra-Low Level (pg/l) Actinide Determinations and Superior Isotope Ratio Precisions by Quadrupole ICP-MS--M. LIEZERS, C. T. TYE, D. MENNIE, AND D. KOLLER 61 Practical Comparison of Plasma Mass Spectrometry to Other Analytical Techniques for the Determination of Uranium Concentration and Isotopic Ratios in Industrial Waste Materials--N. P. BUDDIN AND V. F. BELT 73

6 Development of On-Line Electrochemical Sample Pretreatment Methods for the Analysis of Thallium and Uranium by ICP-MS--F: zhou, G. J. VAN BERKEL, S. J. MORTON, O. C. DUCKWORTH, W. K. ADENIYI, AND J. M. KELLER 82 Determination of Za~ 2a4U, a39pu, and z4~ in Soils by ICP-MS Using Flow-Injection Preconcentration--M. HOLLENBACH, J. GROHS, M. KROFr, AND S. MAMICH 99 Determination of Total and Isotopic Uranium and Total Thorium in Soils by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry--R. N. BOLIN 116 APPLICATIONS 1N INTERNAL DOSIMETRY AND HEALTH PROTECTION Determination of the Concentration and Isotopic Composition of Uranium in Environmental Air Fiiters--G. P. RUSS AND J. M. BAZAN 131 Analysis of Urine for U-235 and U-238 by ICP-MS--o. A. VITA AND K. C. MAYFIELD 141

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