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New fecal method for plutonium and americium

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A new fecal analysis method that dissolves plutonium oxide was developedat the Westinghouse Savannah River Site. Diphonix Resin . (Eichrom Technologies),is used to pre-concentrate the actinides from digested fecal samples. A rapidmicrowave digestion technique is used to remove the actinides from the DiphonixResin ., which effectively extracts plutonium and americium from acidic solutionscontaining hydrofluoric acid. After resin digestion, the plutonium and americiumare recovered in a small volume of nitric acid that is loaded onto small extractionchromatography columns, TEVA Resin and TRU Resin (Eichrom Technologies). Themethod enables complete dissolution of plutonium oxide and provides high recoveryof plutonium and americium with good removal of thorium isotopes such as 228Th.

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  1. Westinghouse Savannah River Company, Building 704-17F, Aiken, SC, 29808, USA

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Nichols, S.T. New fecal method for plutonium and americium. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 250, 117–121 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013280601044

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