Investigation of the oxidation states of Pu isotopes in a hydrochloric acid solution.
The characteristics of the oxidation states of Pu in a hydrochloric acid solution were investigated and the results were applied to a separating of Pu isotopes from IAEA reference soils. The oxidation states of Pu(III) and Pu(IV) were prepared by adding hydroxylamine hydrochloride and sodium nitrite to a Pu stock solution, respectively. Also, the oxidation state of Pu(VI) was adjusted with concentrated HNO(3) and HClO(4). The stability of the various oxidation states of plutonium in a HCl solution with elapsed time after preparation were found to be in the following order: Pu(III) approximately Pu(VI)>Pu(IV)>Pu(V). The chemical recoveries of Pu(IV) in a 9M HCl solution with an anion exchange resin were similar to those of Pu(VI). This method for the determination of Pu isotopes with an anion exchange resin in a 9M HCl medium was applied to IAEA reference soils where the activity concentrations of (239,240)Pu and (238)Pu in IAEA-375 and IAEA-326 were consistent with the reference values reported by the IAEA.
Lee
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MH
Nuclear Chemistry Research Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Yuseong, Daejeon, Republic of Korea. mhlee@kaeri.re.kr
Kim
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JY
Kim
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Jung
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Jee
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KY
D006851:Hydrochloric Acid / Q000737:chemistry*; D007554:Isotopes / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011005:Plutonium / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*
D007554:Isotopes; D011005:Plutonium; D006851:Hydrochloric Acid