Investigation of F/U ratio changes in uranium oxyfluoride particles using SEM/EDX
Zhang Yan; Shen Yan; Wang Cheng; Zhao Yonggang
Progress report on nuclear science and technology in China (Vol.2). Proceedings of academic annual meeting of China Nuclear Society in 2011, No.4--Nuclear chemistry and radiation chemistry sub-volume2012
Progress report on nuclear science and technology in China (Vol.2). Proceedings of academic annual meeting of China Nuclear Society in 2011, No.4--Nuclear chemistry and radiation chemistry sub-volume2012
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[en] Particle analysis of environmental swipe sample is used by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to detect the presence of undeclared nuclear activities. Swipe samples from uranium enrichment plant typically contain fluorine. UO2F2 is known to lose fluorine over time, which may be accelerated by exposure to UV-light and elevated temperatures. Of particular interest is the assessment of the reduction of fluorine by UV-light. For this, the uranyl-fluoride (UO2F2) particles are formed from the reaction between the uranium hexafluoride and the steam in air. The relative a mount of fluorine was measured from UO2F2 particles after different exposure to UV-light by scanning electron micros copy combined with energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry (SEM-EDX). Appropriate working parameters were selected by conditional experiments. The results from SEM/EDX show no significant fluorine reduction trend on UO2F2 particles after different exposure to UV-light, which may be improved by adjusting working conditions or be completed by other measurement techniques. (authors)
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Chinese Nuclear Society, Beijing (China); 180 p; ISBN 978-7-5022-5602-9; ; Oct 2012; p. 162-165; 2011 academic annual meeting of China Nuclear Society; Beijing (China); 11-14 Oct 2011; 6 figs., 5 refs.
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ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS, ACTINIDES, CHEMICAL REACTIONS, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION, ELECTRON MICROSCOPY, ELEMENTS, FLUIDS, FLUORIDES, FLUORINE COMPOUNDS, GASES, HALIDES, HALOGEN COMPOUNDS, HALOGENS, INDUSTRIAL PLANTS, METALS, MICROSCOPY, MONITORING, NONMETALS, NUCLEAR FACILITIES, RADIATIONS, SPECTROSCOPY, URANIUM COMPOUNDS, URANIUM FLUORIDES, URANIUM HALIDES, URANYL COMPOUNDS, URANYL HALIDES
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