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Measurement of distribution coefficients on TODGA resin and development of a group separation for mixed activation and fission product samples

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Batch equilibrium experiments were performed to determine the distribution coefficients for Sc, Ir, and Ta on N,N,N′,N′ tetraoctyl-1,5-diglycolamide (TODGA) resin in various acid matrices. Distribution coefficients were determined in hydrochloric acid (Sc, Ir), nitric acid (Sc, Ta), and a mixture of nitric acid and 0.2 M hydrofluoric acid (Sc, Ir, Ta). The distribution coefficients determined through these experiments were then utilized to create a group separation method for activation products, fission products, and environmental constituents.

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This work was funded by the Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Research and Development within the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration. The authors would like to thank Shannon Morley for assistance with gamma analysis, Chelsie Beck for assistance with ICP-OES analysis, and Corey Hines and Mat King at the Washington State University research reactor for facilitating the irradiation. In this section, your results and their interpretation should be given. It can be two separate sections if appropriate.

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    Christina Louie, Erin Morrison, May-Lin Thomas, Leah Arrigo & Brienne Seiner

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Louie, C., Morrison, E., Thomas, ML. et al. Measurement of distribution coefficients on TODGA resin and development of a group separation for mixed activation and fission product samples. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 326, 1669–1678 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-020-07460-7

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