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A chemical separation procedure for the determination of burn-up is described. The isolation of uranium, plutonium and neodymium is based on two ion-exchange separations, the first one an anion exchange in hydrochloric acid—nitric acid medium and the second one a cation exchange under high pressure with α-hydroxyisobutyric acid. Several experimental facts like chemical yields, contaminations and cross contaminations are discussed.
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van Raaphorst, J.G., Haremaker, H. A rapid chemical separation procedure for the determination of burn-up of nuclear fuel. J. Radioanal. Chem. 53, 71–80 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02517907
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