Zirconium analysis in microscopic spent nuclear fuel samples by resonance ionization mass spectrometry
Manuel Raiwa, M. R. Savina, Danielle Ziva Shulaker, A.D. Roberts, Brett H. Isselhardt
Abstract
A new zirconium resonance ionization scheme reveals shifting isotope ratios in spent nuclear fuel towards the fuel pellets edge.
Topics & Concepts
ZirconiumPelletsMass spectrometrySpent nuclear fuelThermal ionization mass spectrometryNuclear fuelRadiochemistryIsotopeIonizationAccelerator mass spectrometryChemistryAnalytical Chemistry (journal)Materials scienceNuclear chemistryNuclear physicsEnvironmental chemistryInorganic chemistryPhysicsChromatographyIonOrganic chemistryComposite materialRadioactive element chemistry and processingNuclear Materials and PropertiesRadioactive contamination and transfer