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A spectrophotometric method for the determination of plutonium in fuel solutions

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A spectrophotometric method is described in which microgram amounts of plutonium can be determined in the presence of uranium, thorium, fission products and cladding materials. Plutonium is extracted with TTA in xylene and reextracted into a solution of Arsenazo III. Zirconium is masked by a Fe(III)-EDTA mixture, fluoride ions by Al(III). 2 to 40 μg of plutonium are required for one analysis. The standard deviation is 1.3% at 15 μg plutonium.

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    J. Peter, D. Fehlmann & E. Aerne

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Peter, J., Fehlmann, D. & Aerne, E. A spectrophotometric method for the determination of plutonium in fuel solutions. J. Radioanal. Chem. 11, 85–90 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02518620

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