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Determination of 234U Content in Uranium from Different Deposits

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234U content fluctuations due to many factors are observed in natural uranium obtained for nuclear power production needs. At the same time, the specifications for enriched uranium provide strict requirements for uranium content. These requirements can be satisfied only with timely monitoring of uranium for enrichment.

To this end, a method of mass-spectrometric determination of uranium content in samples of uranium-containing ores was developed. The 234U content in ore samples and concentrates from 20 deposits, located in Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Czechoslovakia, and Germany, was determined.

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  1. Urals Electrochemical Combine, Russian

    G. S. Solov'ev, A. V. Saprygin, I. S. Izrailevich & A. A. Makarov

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Solov'ev, G.S., Saprygin, A.V., Izrailevich, I.S. et al. Determination of 234U Content in Uranium from Different Deposits. Atomic Energy 92, 317–321 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016501909963

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