SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1998
STP15724S

Actinide, Elemental, and Fission Product Measurements by ICPMS at the Savannah River Site

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A VG Elemental Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer (ICPMS), PlasmaQuad 1 (PQ1) Model No. 4, installed in a radiological controlled hood, is used by the Savannah River Technology Center to provide non-routine mass measurements for environmental monitoring, waste tank characterization studies, isotope ratios for criticality determinations, and the measurement of elemental, fission product, and actinide mass distributions of the glass product from the Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF).

Modifications to improve instrument reliability, sample preparation, and data handling, as well as modifications to the laboratory that permit measurements in a radioactive environment, will be discussed. Based on our operating experience, two laboratory facilities are being prepared for additional instruments to operate in a radioactive environment. A separate instrument is being installed for non-radioactive measurements and method development.

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Tovo1, LL
Westinghouse Savannah River Company, Aiken, SC
Clymire, JW
Westinghouse Savannah River Company, Aiken, SC
Boyce, WT
Westinghouse Savannah River Company, Aiken, SC
Kinard, WF
College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
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Developed by Committee: C26
Pages: 32–40
DOI: 10.1520/STP15724S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5390-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-2034-1