Oleg V. Kharitonov, Lubov A. Firsova, Evgeny A. Kozlitin
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Abstract
Radiolysis of transplutonium elements and rare earths (REE)-containing solutions in radiochemical processes destroys complexing reagents and precipitates target products. We investigated the effect of the radiation-absorbed dose (AD) and acidity on the behavior of simulated DTPA and NTA REE-containing solutions to eliminate precipitation. We measured the AD by bichromate dosimetry. Without nitric acid, the AD = 0.12–0.24 MGy causes abundant precipitation of REEs. In the presence of HNO3 up to 2 mol L−1, no precipitation occurred up to 1.53 MGy. At HNO3 1 mol L−1 and AD = 1.02 MGy, DTPA is entirely decomposed. We have suggested a method to avoid precipitation.
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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.