{"title":"Assessment of natural radioactivity in coal-based thermal power plant area in Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu","authors":"G. Poongodi, A. Chandrasekaran","doi":"10.1007/s10967-024-09931-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10967-024-09931-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this study, activity of <sup>238</sup>U,<sup>232</sup>Th, and <sup>40</sup>K was determined in coal, bottom, and fly ash samples collected from in and around the thermal power plant area of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. The mean activity concentration for <sup>238</sup>U, <sup>232</sup>Th, and <sup>40</sup>K in coal were (45 ± 0.4, 28 ± 0.2, and 145 ± 0.5 Bq kg<sup>−1</sup>) and ash samples were (103 ± 0.5, 31 ± 0.5, and 334 ± 0.6 Bq kg<sup>−1</sup>), respectively. To assess the radiation hazards, calculated radiological parameters are compared with permissible limits. This result indicates that the indoor (1.15 × 10<sup>–3</sup> mSv y<sup>−1</sup>) and outdoor (0.56 × 10<sup>–3</sup> mSv y<sup>−1</sup>) excess lifetime cancer risk is slightly greater than the permissible limit and cluster analysis was performed to understand the relation between the variables.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry","volume":"334 2","pages":"1299 - 1310"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143480897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dynamic experimental study on the radon adsorption performance of clay mineral-based walnut shell activated carbon composites","authors":"Leijuan Huang, Guojie Chen, Xiongfeng Luo, Dong Xie, Wengao Zeng, Suzhe Li, Zengming Tang","doi":"10.1007/s10967-024-09961-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10967-024-09961-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Activated carbon was modified by compounding with three different clay minerals (HNTs, MMT, AT) at a 1% mass ratio, aiming to boost the activated carbon’s radon adsorption capacity. Dynamic experimental studies were conducted to analyze their adsorption performance. HNTs/AC outperformed AC, with an 81% increase in the radon adsorption coefficient and a remarkable 274% expansion in its micropore specific surface area, indicating a positive correlation with radon adsorption capacity. The dynamic radon adsorption by HNTs/AC composites is primarily driven by physical adsorption, which involves two processes:surface adsorption and slow intra-pore diffusion, with surface adsorption being the predominant mechanism.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry","volume":"334 3","pages":"2443 - 2454"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10967-024-09961-1.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143707096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. G. Almazán Torres, M. S. Almazán Martínez, E. Ordoñez Regil, A. Ramírez Villalva
{"title":"Bioaccumulation of 238U and 239+240Pu in bivalve mollusks from different coastal areas of Mexico","authors":"M. G. Almazán Torres, M. S. Almazán Martínez, E. Ordoñez Regil, A. Ramírez Villalva","doi":"10.1007/s10967-024-09922-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10967-024-09922-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Uranium and plutonium isotopes were determined in bivalve mollusks from several coastal areas of Mexico. Four specimens of clam (Gallo, Chocolata, Chirla and Pata de Mula) and one of oyster (American) were acquired at a local distribution center. The radionuclides were extracted and purified using radiochemical procedures and measured by alpha spectrometry. In most cases, the activity concentration values of uranium and plutonium were greater in the shell than in the soft body of bivalves. The activity concentrations of <sup>238</sup>U and <sup>239+240</sup>Pu in the bivalve shell were between 0.21 and 1.29 Bq/kg, and 0.02 and 0.21 Bq/kg, respectively. The values for <sup>238</sup>U and <sup>239+240</sup>Pu in the soft body of bivalves were between 0.06 and 1.14 Bq/kg, and 0.004 and 0.09 Bq/kg, respectively. Hierarchical cluster analyses applied to data analysis revealed that the majority of samples were grouped into two clusters identified as Gulf of Mexico and Mexican Pacific due to their origin. Hence, the differences in activity concentrations may be associated with the content of the radionuclides in the medium where the specimen was developed. The accumulation of actinide elements in bivalve mollusks may be useful to evaluate the level of contamination due to heavy metals in the Mexican marine environment.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry","volume":"334 2","pages":"1649 - 1659"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143480878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Studying the relevance of mechanical process to the geochemical evolution in bentonite buffer of repositories for high-level radioactive waste","authors":"Xiaoyuan Cao, Liange Zheng, Litang Hu","doi":"10.1007/s10967-024-09955-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10967-024-09955-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In deep geological repositories for high-level radioactive waste, the bentonite buffer undergoes thermal, hydrological, mechanical, and chemical (THMC) processes. This study aims to clarify the significance of the mechanical process in the THC evolution of bentonite by comparing a THC model with a coupled THMC model for a generic repository. The comparison shows that the impact of the mechanical process on hydrological and geochemical changes is significant during the early unsaturated stage but diminishes in the later stages once the bentonite is fully saturated. This suggests that considering mechanical processes may not be essential for long-term radionuclide migration models.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry","volume":"334 2","pages":"1343 - 1357"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143480877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Azimov, A. A. Safarov, A. N. Safarov, A. K. Mukhamedov, Sh. Kh. Khasanov , M. Salimov, M. Muminov
{"title":"GSProcessor: a software for batch processing of scintillation gamma-spectra","authors":"A. Azimov, A. A. Safarov, A. N. Safarov, A. K. Mukhamedov, Sh. Kh. Khasanov , M. Salimov, M. Muminov","doi":"10.1007/s10967-024-09969-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10967-024-09969-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of GSProcessor, a newly developed software designed to enhance the analysis of scintillation gamma-spectra for environmental radiation monitoring. GSProcessor addresses challenges such as interference and self-absorption by employing a spectrum decomposition technique. Soil samples from various depths were analyzed using NaI(Tl) scintillation detectors, with results validated against those from HPGe detectors. Calibration was conducted using certified point sources, and spectra were processed using GSProcessor, ASW software, and Genie-2000 software. The findings demonstrate a strong agreement in the specific activities of <sup>226</sup>Ra, <sup>232</sup>Th, <sup>40</sup>K, and <sup>137</sup>Cs across the three software tools. Notably, GSProcessor successfully determined the activity of the low-intensity cosmogenic radionuclide ⁷Be, highlighting its sensitivity and accuracy. These results suggest that GSProcessor is an effective and cost-efficient tool for gamma spectrometry in environmental radiation monitoring. Future work will involve validating the software with more complex radionuclide compositions to expand its applicability in radioecological studies and nuclear facility assessments.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry","volume":"334 3","pages":"2185 - 2193"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143707028","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nano zirconium hydroxide gel as a sorbent material for 99Mo/99mTc radioisotope generator","authors":"H. E. Ramadan, M. A. El-Amir, M. Mostafa","doi":"10.1007/s10967-024-09918-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10967-024-09918-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Sorption of Mo(VI) from aqueous solutions onto nano zirconium hydroxide gels was studied using <sup>99</sup>Mo radiotracer. The acid–base titration curves showed that the prepared nano Zr(OH)<sub>4</sub> gels, Gel #1 and Gel #2, were amphoteric materials with points of zero charge (PZC’s) at pH 2.8 and 3.3, respectively. The highest distribution coefficients of molybdate(VI)-<sup>99</sup>Mo between both gels (Gel #1 and Gel #2) and Cl<sup>−</sup> media were achieved at pH 2. The maximum sorption capacities of Gel #1 and Gel #2 were found to be 165.7 ± 7.5 and 195.4 ± 8.1 mg Mo/<i>g</i>, respectively. The prepared <sup>99</sup>Mo/<sup>99m</sup>Tc chromatographic column generator based on Gel #2 (achieving the higher Mo capacity) showed a good performance; the <sup>99m</sup>Tc elution yield was 82.7 ± 2.0%, pH of the eluate ranged from 5 to 6.8, and <sup>99</sup>Mo breakthrough in the eluted <sup>99m</sup>Tc was 0.005 ± 0.002% with a radiochemical purity of 97.3 ± 0.9% (as <sup>99m</sup>TcO<sub>4</sub><sup>−</sup>).</p></div>","PeriodicalId":661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry","volume":"334 2","pages":"1661 - 1670"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10967-024-09918-4.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143480879","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Otto Fabritius, Xiaodong Li, Tatiana Sorokina, Anna-Maria Jakobsson, Tiina Sojakka, Marja Siitari-Kauppi
{"title":"Radium and barium sorption and precipitation on crystalline rock; experimental results and modeling development","authors":"Otto Fabritius, Xiaodong Li, Tatiana Sorokina, Anna-Maria Jakobsson, Tiina Sojakka, Marja Siitari-Kauppi","doi":"10.1007/s10967-024-09966-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10967-024-09966-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The sorption and precipitation of Ra and Ba on crystalline rock was studied with batch sorption and precipitation experiments, and geochemical modeling. Following the precipitation experiments, (Ba,Ra)SO<sub>4</sub> experimental partition coefficient (<i>λ</i>) and RaSO<sub>4</sub>(s) solubility constant values were obtained. It was observed that especially in groundwaters of low overall salinity, and/or of high SO<sub>4</sub> and Ba content, Ra is strongly removed from the solution to both coprecipitation and sorption. A new geochemical model was developed which successfully interprets the experimental results. The precipitates of BaSO<sub>4</sub>(s) were directly observed with the rock minerals with a SEM/EDX analysis.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry","volume":"334 2","pages":"1417 - 1431"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10967-024-09966-w.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143480876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Giovanni Ceccio, Jiri Vacik, Vasyl Lavrentiev, Ivo Tomandl, Romana Miksova, Kazumasa Takahashi
{"title":"Correction to: Study of thin film composites based on LiCoO2 and C60 using neutron depth profiling and atomic force microscopy","authors":"Giovanni Ceccio, Jiri Vacik, Vasyl Lavrentiev, Ivo Tomandl, Romana Miksova, Kazumasa Takahashi","doi":"10.1007/s10967-024-09964-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10967-024-09964-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry","volume":"334 4","pages":"3031 - 3031"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10967-024-09964-y.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143888627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Heng-Yu Tan, De-Bin Ji, Gang-Hui Li, Rui-Long Liang, Hong-Jun Wu
{"title":"Investigating liquid Al electrodes for Ce(III) extraction from LiCl–KCl melts: a kinetic and thermodynamic study","authors":"Heng-Yu Tan, De-Bin Ji, Gang-Hui Li, Rui-Long Liang, Hong-Jun Wu","doi":"10.1007/s10967-024-09974-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10967-024-09974-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Electrochemical, kinetic and thermodynamic properties of Ce(III) in LiCl–KCl melts were studied on both Mo and liquid Al electrodes using different electrochemical techniques. The results revealed that the reduction of Ce(III) on the Mo electrode followed a quasi-reversible process consisting of a one-step transfer of three electrons, while an irreversible process was recorded on the liquid Al electrode. Ce was successfully extracted by liquid Al electrode from LiCl–KCl melt by potentiostatic electrolysis. This work might open new avenues for the use of liquid Al electrodes for efficient extraction of lanthanides and actinides from molten salt.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry","volume":"334 3","pages":"2305 - 2321"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10967-024-09974-w.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143707029","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Efficiency of carbothermal reduction in treating NORM waste containing Ba(226Ra)SO4","authors":"Lin Zhang, Zonghui Lu, Zhe Su, Ye Zhang, Hui He","doi":"10.1007/s10967-024-09935-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10967-024-09935-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study delineates the intrinsic composition of naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) waste and affirms the viability of the carbothermal reduction method for the transformation of Ba(<sup>226</sup>Ra)SO<sub>4</sub> into Ba(<sup>226</sup>Ra)S. The waste was solubilized using ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, and its constituents were determined employing X-ray diffraction and inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry, identifying barium sulfate (BaSO<sub>4</sub>) as the predominant component at a weight percentage of 67.13%. Thermodynamic calculations of the carbothermal reduction process were conducted utilizing the HSC Chemistry software, followed by systematic kinetic validation experiments with BaSO<sub>4</sub> as a proxy for Ba(<sup>226</sup>Ra)SO<sub>4</sub>. The results demonstrate that carbothermal reduction of BaSO<sub>4</sub> initiates at temperatures surpassing 776 °C. The conversion efficiency of BaSO<sub>4</sub> to BaS is markedly influenced by temperature, with the rate escalating from 47.48% to 89.83% as the temperature is incremented from 850 °C to 950 °C. This method effectively converts the very insoluble NORM waste into readily soluble forms of Ba and Ra.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry","volume":"334 2","pages":"1217 - 1224"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143481165","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}