Radioanalytical Technology for 10 CFR Part 61and Other Selected Radionuclides: Literature Review (NUREG/CR-6230, PNL-9444)

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Manuscript Completed: January 1996
Date Published: March 1996

Prepared by:
C.W. Thomas, V.W. Thomas, D.E. Robertson

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Richland, Washington 99352
Operated by Battelle Memorial Institute

P.R. Reed, NRC Project Manager

Prepared for:
Division of Regulatory Applications
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Washington, DC 20555-0001

NRC Job Code L1808

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Abstract

A comprehensive literature review and assessment was conducted to identify and evaluate radioanalytical technology and procedures used for measuring 10 CFR 61 radionuclides and other long-lived isotopes. This review evaluated radiochemical procedures currently in use at a number of laboratories in the United States, as well as identifying new advanced methods and techniques which could be adapted for routine radiochemical analyses of low-level radioactive waste.The 10 CFR 61 radionuclides include ¹⁴C, ⁶⁰Co, ^59,63Ni, ⁹⁰Sr, ⁹⁴Nb, ⁹⁹Tc, ¹²⁹I, ¹³⁷Cs, and TRU Isotopes with half-lives greater than five years. The other low-level radionuclides of interest include ^7,10Be, ²⁶Al, ³⁶Cl, ⁹³Mo, ^109,113mCd, and ^121m,126Sn, which may be present in various types of waste streams from nuclear power stations.