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MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL
卷 158, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2020.105139
关键词
Instrumental neutron activation; Te determination; Self-verification principle; Te-132 fission product; Severe nuclear accident
资金
- Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) [LM2015056]
- MEYS [LM2015074]
- NKS (Nordic Nuclear Safety Research)
- SAFIR2022 (The Finnish Research Programme on Nuclear Power Plant Safety 2019-2022)
Tellurium belongs to the elements not frequently determined by neutron activation analysis (NAA) or other analytical methods. We present results of a new methodological study using three independent modes of instrumental NAA (INAA) using the Te-123m, Te-131 and T-131 radionuclides. We compare the results obtained in terms of accuracy, precision and limits of detection (LOD). We utilized the INAA procedures tested for the tellurium determination in aerosol filters and trap solutions in a model experiment aimed at reducing the knowledge gap concerning the behaviour of Te-132, a radiologically significant fission product, which constitutes a considerable health risk towards the public in case of its release in a severe nuclear power plant accident. We found that the nuclear reaction Te-130(n,gamma)Te-131 and gamma-ray spectrometric measurement of I-131, a descendant of Te-131, is the most sensitive way of Te determination by INAA providing as low LOD values as 0.15 mu g of Te in the Teflon aerosol filters and 0.22 mu g mL(-1) in the 0.1 M NaOH trap solutions. The three independent INAA modes allowed employing the self-verification principle of INAA for increasing the trustworthiness of our results. Finally, we also point to the indispensable role of the non-destructive feature of INAA for assay of samples, such as Teflon aerosol filters, that are difficult to be analysed by other analytical methods requiring complete sample destruction without analyte losses.
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