Radiochemical analysis of chlorine-36 |
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Authors: | M Rodríguez G Piña E Lara |
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Institution: | (1) CIEMAT, Nuclear Fission Division, Radioactive Waste Unit, Avda. Complutense, 22, 28040 Madrid, Spain |
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Abstract: | The radioactive chlorine isotope, 36Cl, decays with a half-life of 3×105 years by emitting a beta particle (98 %) and by electron capture. The aim of this paper is to propose a radiochemical separation
method of 36Cl from the other beta-gamma emitters present in low and medium radioactive wastes such as spent ion exchange resins and evaporator
concentrates, that arise from Nuclear Power Plants and particularly in the wastes that come from decommissioning activities
of graphite reactors, in order to provide data for 36Cl inventory calculations. The separation method proposed is based on an oxidation technique where chlorine is trapped by
NaOH. 36Cl beta emissions are measured by liquid scintillation counting by the dual label technique in order to avoid the contamination
produced by 14C which is also trapped by NaOH and which is the main contaminant present in graphite samples. The sensitivity of this method
is sufficient to achieve the needed thresholds for the radiological characterization of the radioactive materials to which
this method can be applied. |
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