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Laser Photoacoustic Spectroscopy for Trace Level Detection of Actinides in Groundwater

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

Mark M. Doxtader ,
Victor A. Maroni ,
James V. Beitz  and
Michael Heaven
Mark M. Doxtader
Affiliation:
Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439
Victor A. Maroni
Affiliation:
Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439
James V. Beitz
Affiliation:
Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439
Michael Heaven
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616
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Abstract

The Basalt Waste Isolation Project (Rockwell Hanford Operations- BWIP) is investigating the feasibility of building a repository in the Columbia River Basalts for the permanent disposal of high-level nuclear waste. One aspect of this effort is to develop an understanding of the chemical behavior of radionuclides in the near-field environment of the waste container. Such information is needed to determine radionuclide release rates from the waste package and to make long-term projections of repository performance. To accomplish this task, ultrasensitive laser- based techniques, such as laser photoacoustic spectroscopy (LPAS) and laser induced fluorescence (LIF), are being developed as analytical methods for the trace-level detection and speciation of actinides in solutions typical of those encountered in groundwaters near the BWIP repository.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 84: Symposium L – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management X , 1986 , 173
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1987

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