Abstract
Waste material in many cases may contain hazardous substances. Therefore, it requires appropriate classification. Large sample neutron activation analysis (LSNAA) can be adapted for the screening of such materials. LSNAA of municipal solid waste utilizing shutdown MNSR photoneutrons was performed in this work using internal monostandard technique. Good agreement was obtained between the results of this method and that of standard comparative one. This work allows extending the reactor utilization period by using its irradiation sites during shutdown state as low neutron flux irradiation facility for LSNAA.
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The authors would like to thank Prof. I. Othman, the Director General of the Atomic Energy Commission of Syria, for his continuous support. The authors would like to thank the International Atomic Energy Agency for financial support.
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Haddad, K., Alsomel, N. Large sample neutron activation analysis of municipal solid waste using shutdown MNSR photoneutrons. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 288, 823–828 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-011-1004-3
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