Xiaoxing Tang, Yulan Li, Yang Li, Liuqing Shi, Yuan Qian, Zhongdi Li
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Abstract
Ruthenium quantities in borosilicate glasses, used in vitrification process to nuclear waste immobilization, is uncertain due to the volatility of ruthenium oxide. In this work, a quantitative method was developed to determinate the content of ruthenium in the borosilicate glasses containing nuclear waste tracer nuclides by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The research showed that the ruthenium in borosilicate glasses can be completely decomposed by NaOH at 350 °C for 8 h. A recovery of no less than 95% and a detection limit of 0.4 mg kg−1 were obtained. The method has been successfully applied for the determination of actual samples.
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An international periodical publishing original papers, letters, review papers and short communications on nuclear chemistry. The subjects covered include: Nuclear chemistry, Radiochemistry, Radiation chemistry, Radiobiological chemistry, Environmental radiochemistry, Production and control of radioisotopes and labelled compounds, Nuclear power plant chemistry, Nuclear fuel chemistry, Radioanalytical chemistry, Radiation detection and measurement, Nuclear instrumentation and automation, etc.