Nuclear science education and training in Pakistan

The training and education programmes at the Centre for Nuclear Studies and Karachi Nuclear Power Training Centre of Pakistan are described.     

Fourth Collaborative Materials Exercise of the Nuclear Forensics International Technical Working Group

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - The Nuclear Forensics International Technical Working Group is a community of nuclear forensic practitioners who respond to incidents involving...     

Characterization of atmospheric tritiated water concentration in the vicinity of the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - This paper discusses the spatiotemporal variation in atmospheric tritiated water (HTO) concentration near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power...     

226Ra and uranium isotopic ratios characterization into the Gran Sasso aquifer,Italy

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - Groundwater samples, collected into the deep underground facilities of Gran Sasso National Laboratory of the National Institute of Nuclear Physics...     

Intercomparison exercise on difficult to measure radionuclides in activated concrete—statistical analysis and comparison with activation calculations

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - This paper reports the results obtained in a Nordic Nuclear Safety Research project during the second intercomparison exercise for the...     

Preferential extraction of hafnium over zirconium with D2EHPA through selective complexation of organic acids

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - Nuclear grade zirconium and hafnium are important materials in nuclear power plants, which are usually produced with solvent extraction and...     

Changing the rules of the game: used fuel studies outside of a remote handling facility

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has leveraged focused ion beam capability at their Category II Nuclear Facility to facilitate nuclear...     

Independent environmental monitoring and public dose assessment around the Canadian Nuclear Power Plants

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - Radiological impact to members of the public living around the Canadian Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) was assessed using environmental monitoring...     

Upgrade of recommended nuclear cross section data base for production of therapeutic radionuclides

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - The IAEA Nuclear Data Section has coordinated several actions to setup and improve a database for recommended cross sections and nuclear decay...     

A new diphosphonic acid extractant N,N-n-octylamine di(methylene phenylphosphinic acid) for extraction and separation of zirconium and hafnium in hydrochloric acid

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - Nuclear grade zirconium and hafnium are the key to promoting the development of nuclear industry. We designed and synthesized a new diphosphonic...     

Purification of uranium-containing wastewater by adsorption: a review of research on resin materials

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - Nuclear energy has been developed and used on a large scale as a clean energy source. Since the increasing growth of the worldwide nuclear...     

Changes on distribution of absorbed dose rates in air in an urban area after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - Tokatsu area was on one pathway of the radioactive plumes released in the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident and absorbed dose rate in...     

Characterization of an orphan Ra–Be neutron source

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - An orphan radium-beryllium (Ra–Be) neutron source (Nuclear Chicago Corporation) detected inside a scrap metal shipping container, was seized...     

Analysis of the comparison of in situ measurements made on biological shielding of the BR3 nuclear reactor

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - INSIDER (Improved Nuclear SIte characterization for waste minimization in D&D operations under constrained EnviRonment) was a European...     

Overall approaches and experiences of first-time participants in the Nuclear Forensics International Technical Working Group’s Fourth Collaborative Material Exercise (CMX-4)

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - The Fourth Collaborative Material Exercise (CMX-4) of the Nuclear Forensics International Technical Working Group (ITWG) registered the largest...     

Potential bacterial alteration of nuclear fuel debris: a preliminary study using simulants in powder and pellet forms

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - Remnant nuclear fuel debris in the damaged nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) has contacted the groundwater...     

Nuclear track detector response to energetic heavy ions: study case

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - Nuclear track methodology (NTM), is employed to analyze PADC detectors response to different energetic ion beams. Due to the passive device...     

Nuclear forensic analysis with laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry in CMX-6

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - The 6th Collaborative Materials Exercise, CMX-6, was organized by the Nuclear Forensic International Technical Working Group in 2018 and 2019. Two...     

Long-term behavior of 137Cs and 3H activities from TEPCO Fukushima NPP1 accident in the coastal region off Fukushima,Japan

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - Decreasing trends of both 137Cs and 3H activity concentrations and an increasing trend of 3H/137Cs activity ratio at Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear...     

Nuclear-physical methods in macro- and microanalytical investigations of contamination with radionuclides at Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site

Summary The paper presents a complex of nuclear-physical methods developed in the Institute of Nuclear Physics of Kazakhstan National Nuclear Center for the investigations of the rate, character and peculiarities of contamination with radionuclides of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site (SNTS). The developed method combines both macroinvestigations (radionuclide analysis, NAA, XRFA, ESR- and NGR-spectroscopy) and microinvestigations (MS, micro-PIXE, electron microscopy). The results of the investigations at the main SNTS test sites “Opytnoye pole' and “Degelen' are presented.