Open AccessProcedure for plutonium determination using Pu(VI) spectra
Author(s) -
L.F. Walker,
D.J. Temer,
D.D. Jackson
Publication year - 1996
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/395418
Subject(s) - plutonium , nitric acid , absorbance , chemistry , radiochemistry , nuclear chemistry , spectral line , analytical chemistry (journal) , inorganic chemistry , chromatography , physics , astronomy
This document describes a simple spectrophotometric method for determining total plutonium in nitric acid solutions based on the spectrum of Pu(VI). Plutonium samples in nitric acid are oxidized to Pu(VI) with Ce(IV) and the net absorbance at the 830 nm peak is measured