The Fukushima nuclear accident caused the release of large amounts of radionuclides into
the environment. After the accident, radioactive contamination assessment in environmental …

Abstract Neptunium-237 (237 Np) is one of the most hazardous radionuclides of public
concern due to its radiological toxicity, long half-life and high environmental mobility …

Neptunium-237, owing to its long half-life (t 1/2= 2.14× 106 year) and similar conservatism to
137Cs, has the potential to replace 137Cs for water mass circulation studies on decades …

There is a growing demand for the determination of actinides in soil and sediment samples
for environmental monitoring and tracing, radiological protection, and nuclear forensic …

Knowing the concentration and isotopic ratio of Pu in seawater is of critical importance for
assessing Pu contamination and investigating oceanic processes. In recent decades, the …

The concentration of plutonium (Pu) and the isotopic ratios of 240Pu to 239Pu and 241Pu to
239Pu were determined by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) in Pacific Ocean water …

The protective coating layer for accident tolerance fuels (ATF) will offer a fuel efficient,
enhanced oxidation resistance of zirconium alloy, and safe operation by active cooling of the …

A study for the quantitative actinide analysis by using a triple quadrupole ICP-MS/MS,
Agilent 8900, was carried out. We confirmed the formation percentages of ionic species of …

Abstract Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) provides with an excellent sensitivity for the
determination of radionuclides in the environment. In fact, conventional radiometric …

A reliable and stable method was developed to accurately analyze neptunium (237 Np) and
plutonium isotopes in environmental samples using 242 Pu or 236 Pu as a tracer. Key …