A process for determining radiohalogens
Techniques for the separation and potential determination of chlorine-36 and iodine-129 were examined. Separation was based upon addition to the carbon-carbon double bond in 1-hexene. These specific organic halides formed an acceptable liquid scintillation counting cocktail with chlorine but not with iodine. The miscibility of 1,2-dichlorohexane should allow a larger mass of sample in a scintillation cocktail, lowering the detection limit of the determination of chlorine-36. Organic halides are also expected to be more receptive to waste treatment than metals such as silver. These techniques offer the potential for determination of chlorine-36 in groundwater samples while producing less mixed waste than current analytical techniques.
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Idaho Nuclear Co., Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-84ID12435
- OSTI ID:
- 142508
- Report Number(s):
- WINCO-1169; ON: DE94008805; TRN: 94:006559
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Dec 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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