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A procedure was developed for assaying for low levels of oxygen in uranium. The uranium interferes with the oxygen assay and results in an apparent oxygen concentration of 0.34 wt% (O/U). This necessitates the use of a calibration curve based on oxygen-doped uranium samples. The procedure and the calibration curve are described.
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Anderson, M.E. Assay for oxygen in uranium in the 0.1–1.0 wt% range using 14-MeV neutron activation. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 100, 373–380 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02037243
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02037243