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Reagent grade uranium salts: Isotopic composition by neutron activation

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A rapid non-destructive neutron activation technique for the determination of the238U/235U ratio is described. Reagent grade uranium salts from commercial sources have a widely variable238U/235U ratio. The isotopic composition of uranium found in such salts is quite different from the natural value. This difference is largely due to the use of by-product uranium depleted in235U.

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Ganapathy, R. Reagent grade uranium salts: Isotopic composition by neutron activation. J. Radioanal. Chem. 44, 199–206 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02517690

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