RadiochemistryPub Date : 2025-02-17DOI: 10.1134/S1066362224060171
V. E. Eremyashev, G. G. Korinevskaya, D. E. Zhivulin, V. N. Bocharov, M. V. Shtenberg, K. A. Filippova, S. M. Shaydullin
{"title":"Influence of the Composition and Structural Differences of Zirconium-Containing Sodium–Cesium Aluminoborosilicate Glasses on Their Heat and Water Resistance","authors":"V. E. Eremyashev, G. G. Korinevskaya, D. E. Zhivulin, V. N. Bocharov, M. V. Shtenberg, K. A. Filippova, S. M. Shaydullin","doi":"10.1134/S1066362224060171","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1066362224060171","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The study deals with the effect exerted by adding various zirconium amounts on the heat resistance and chemical durability of aluminoborosilicate glass-containing host materials prepared by rapid cooling (quenching) of melts with different ratios of sodium and cesium. The specific features of the anionic structure of the glass-containing part of these materials were studied by vibrational spectroscopy. The Na/Cs ratio and zirconium additions influence the softening/glass transition point and the rate of dissolution of the major components on prolonged keeping in an aqueous medium. The results obtained are recommended for use in evaluation and correction of properties of borosilicate host materials for high-level waste immobilization.</p>","PeriodicalId":747,"journal":{"name":"Radiochemistry","volume":"66 6","pages":"918 - 926"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143431003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RadiochemistryPub Date : 2025-02-17DOI: 10.1134/S1066362224060055
A. N. Turanov, V. K. Karandashev, G. V. Kostikova
{"title":"Effect of Didecylammonium Di-2-ethylhexyl Sulfosuccinate on the Extraction of Actinides and Lanthanides(III) from Nitric Acid Solutions with Tetraoctyldiglycolamide","authors":"A. N. Turanov, V. K. Karandashev, G. V. Kostikova","doi":"10.1134/S1066362224060055","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1066362224060055","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The efficiency of the extraction of lanthanide(III), americium(III), and thorium(IV) ions from nitric acid solutions with tetraoctyldiglycolamide significantly increases in the presence of an ionic liquid, didecylammonium di-2-ethylhexyl sulfosuccinate, in the organic phase. The effect of the aqueous phase acidity on the distribution ratios of the extracted elements was considered, and the stoichiometry of the extractable complexes was determined.</p>","PeriodicalId":747,"journal":{"name":"Radiochemistry","volume":"66 6","pages":"817 - 823"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143431010","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RadiochemistryPub Date : 2025-02-17DOI: 10.1134/S1066362224060201
H. M. Qadr, A. A. M. Amin
{"title":"Investigation of Radon Concentration and Its Health Risk Assessment in Blood Samples of Cigarette, Vape, and Hookah Smokers and of Non-Smokers","authors":"H. M. Qadr, A. A. M. Amin","doi":"10.1134/S1066362224060201","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1066362224060201","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The concentration of radon gas was measured in human blood samples for smokers and non-smokers collected randomly in Kurdistan region, Iraq. The study was carried out using a CR-39 detector. The average <sup>222</sup>Rn concentrations in powdered blood samples for cigarette, vape, and hookah smokers and for non-smokers were 228, 275, 290, and 21.9 Bq/m<sup>3</sup>, respectively. Thus, the hookah smokers had greater average values of <sup>222</sup>Rn concentration in blood samples than the other smokers. The average values of <sup>222</sup>Rn concentration for smokers were slightly higher than the global permissibility limit of exposure to radon (200 Bq/m<sup>3</sup>) recommended by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP), and for non-smokers they were far below the world standard limit. The average annual effective dose due to inhalation of <sup>222</sup>Rn for cigarette, vape, and hookah smokers and non-smokers in powdered blood samples were 5.76, 6.93, 7.30, and 0.27 mSv/year, respectively, being within the recommended limit (3–10 mSv/year) for smokers. The results indicate that smokers have a higher risk of lung cancer because they inhale more radon.</p>","PeriodicalId":747,"journal":{"name":"Radiochemistry","volume":"66 6","pages":"944 - 951"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143431000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RadiochemistryPub Date : 2025-02-17DOI: 10.1134/S1066362224060195
H. M. Qadr
{"title":"Measurement of Radon and Thoron Concentrations in Rock Samples from the Iraqi Kurdistan Region Using Track Etch Detectors","authors":"H. M. Qadr","doi":"10.1134/S1066362224060195","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1066362224060195","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The radon and thoron concentrations in sixteen types of rock samples collected from different areas in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, were determined using the tube technique with CR-39 solid-state detector. The radon and thoron concentrations in rock samples varied from 189 to 91 and from 112 to 54 Bq m<sup>−3</sup>, respectively. The average radon and thoron concentrations in the sampling areas were 132 and 78 Bq m<sup>−3</sup>, respectively. The radon concentrations were below the suggested range of 200 to 600 Bq m<sup>−3</sup> as recommended by ICRP. In addition, parameters related to the potential radiological hazards were calculated for the rock samples. The mean values of the estimated equilibrium potential alpha energy concentrations and annual effective dose for inhaled radon and thoron in the rock samples were 21.47, 2.117 mWL, and 1.252, 0.549 mSv year<sup>–1</sup>, respectively. These values were compared with international standards.</p>","PeriodicalId":747,"journal":{"name":"Radiochemistry","volume":"66 6","pages":"937 - 943"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143431001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RadiochemistryPub Date : 2025-02-17DOI: 10.1134/S1066362224060183
A. A. Rodionova, I. E. Vlasova, V. O. Yapaskurt, V. G. Petrov, S. E. Vinokurov
{"title":"Temperature Dependence of the Sorption and Distribution of Cs, Sr, and Am on Fractured Rock Minerals of the Nizhnekansky Massif","authors":"A. A. Rodionova, I. E. Vlasova, V. O. Yapaskurt, V. G. Petrov, S. E. Vinokurov","doi":"10.1134/S1066362224060183","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1066362224060183","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The heat generation by high-level waste raises the temperature in the near-surface zone of the repository, and the effect of this factor on the behavior of radionuclides in the host fractured rock environment upon deep disposal of radioactive waste (RW) should be considered in predictive modeling. The sorption behavior and spatial distribution of Cs, Sr, and Am on the surface of a fractured rock sample of the Nizhnekansky massif depending on temperature were studied. The distribution coefficients of Sr and Am on the sample surface increase with increasing temperature from 25 to 70°C, whereas the Cs distribution coefficient does not increase. This difference may be associated with different mechanisms of the sorption of these radionuclides. Cs, Sr, and Am are nonuniformly distributed on mineral phases of the fractured sample and are preferentially retained on Ca(Sr)-zeolite forming the mineral composition of the fractures. The coefficients of the phase distribution of radionuclides on separate mineral phases/associations were determined by quantitative analysis.</p>","PeriodicalId":747,"journal":{"name":"Radiochemistry","volume":"66 6","pages":"927 - 936"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143431002","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RadiochemistryPub Date : 2025-02-17DOI: 10.1134/S1066362224060018
V. A. Mazgunova, A. I. Kostylev, V. A. Babain, M. Yu. Alyapyshev
{"title":"An Integrated Closed Loop Flowsheet for Production of Highly Enriched 63Ni and Deposition of 63Ni Coatings","authors":"V. A. Mazgunova, A. I. Kostylev, V. A. Babain, M. Yu. Alyapyshev","doi":"10.1134/S1066362224060018","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1066362224060018","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The existing technologies for the production, separation, and purification of <sup>63</sup>Ni, as well as methods for the deposition of nickel coatings to fabricate a betavoltaic nuclear battery have been reviewed. A new integrated closed loop flowsheet for the production of highly enriched <sup>63</sup>Ni and deposition of <sup>63</sup>Ni coatings using a single reagent, phosphorus trifluoride (PF<sub>3</sub>), in all stages of the process is proposed. The use of tetrakis(trifluorophosphine)nickel [Ni(PF<sub>3</sub>)<sub>4</sub>] allows isotopic enrichment of <sup>62</sup>Ni and <sup>63</sup>Ni, purification of irradiated Ni from radioactive impurities, and deposition of highly enriched <sup>63</sup>Ni onto a semiconductor substrate. The proposed flowsheet allows the amount of the liquid radioactive waste generated during isotope purification and coating deposition to be reduced as compared to traditional “wet” chemistry methods.</p>","PeriodicalId":747,"journal":{"name":"Radiochemistry","volume":"66 6","pages":"787 - 795"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1134/S1066362224060018.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143431004","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RadiochemistryPub Date : 2024-12-11DOI: 10.1134/S1066362224050096
A. V. Rovneiko, O. L. Tashlykov, I. A. Filin, A. P. Khomyakov, S. E. Shcheklein, A. N. Sesekin
{"title":"Decontamination of Sodium in the Primary Circuit of Fast Sodium-Cooled Reactors","authors":"A. V. Rovneiko, O. L. Tashlykov, I. A. Filin, A. P. Khomyakov, S. E. Shcheklein, A. N. Sesekin","doi":"10.1134/S1066362224050096","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1066362224050096","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Invaluable experience of the designing, construction, and operation of sodium-cooled fast reactors, of prolongation of their lifetime, and of their decommissioning has been accumulated in Russia. The BN-600 reactor facility is being prepared for repeated prolongation of the lifetime up to the year 2040. The problem of preparing BN-600 for the decommissioning becomes topical, because this final step of the life cycle of the power unit is time-, material-, and labor-consuming and requires expensive measures for reducing dose loads, the more so as this reactor type is unique. To reduce these expenditures, it is necessary to choose the most effective technologies. Problems of sodium pretreatment to remove radioactive impurities and thus to minimize the staff dose loads when draining the BN-600 sodium coolant and decommissioning the reactor facility are being discussed today. The paper presents data on the radioactive contamination of hot and cold parts of sodium circuits and on the ways of sodium treatment to remove impurities. The processes of sodium decontamination from cesium with MAVR small adsorbers and cesium-accumulating traps are considered in detail for the BN-350 reactor facility as example. The paper objectives are to inform specialists on the experience on treatment of sodium from the primary circuit and to recommend the positively assessed technologies. The study is aimed at justifying the need for removing cesium isotopes from sodium as a preliminary step to reduce the staff dose loads prior to the decommissioning of fast sodium-cooled reactors.</p>","PeriodicalId":747,"journal":{"name":"Radiochemistry","volume":"66 5","pages":"656 - 662"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142798525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RadiochemistryPub Date : 2024-12-11DOI: 10.1134/S1066362224050059
Walid M. Youssef, Entesar M. El Gammal, Sherien H. Ahmed, Mostafa I. Amin
{"title":"Studying the Performance of Aminotrimethylenephosphonic Acid for the Removal of Iron with Subsequent Recovery of Uranium from Sulfate Leach Liquor","authors":"Walid M. Youssef, Entesar M. El Gammal, Sherien H. Ahmed, Mostafa I. Amin","doi":"10.1134/S1066362224050059","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1066362224050059","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study examined the effectiveness of using aminotrimethylenephosphonic acid (ATMP) as a chelating agent to remove iron from Abu Zeneima sulfate leach liquor (AZSLL) and recover uranium as a result. Key parameters including pH, ATMP to sample volume ratio, contact time, and temperature were systematically examined to find the ideal conditions for iron removal. The findings revealed a remarkable selectivity in iron removal by precipitation with 0.05 M aminotrimethylenephosphonic acid (ATMP) per 10 mL of the sample: 90% of iron was precipitated, which is equivalent to approximately 20.5 mg, without adversely impacting uranium content. The iron amputation provided a favorable opportunity for the subsequent recovery of uranium, employing trioctylamine (TOA) as the extracting agent. TOA dissolved in benzene demonstrated efficiency in uranium recovery. The effect of the type of stripping solution, organic/aqueous phase volume ratio, contact time, and temperature on the uranium stripping was examined. Under the optimized conditions, with a maximum stripping efficiency of 98%, the uranium concentration in the resulting solution reached 451.58 mg/L.</p>","PeriodicalId":747,"journal":{"name":"Radiochemistry","volume":"66 5","pages":"624 - 632"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142798484","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RadiochemistryPub Date : 2024-12-11DOI: 10.1134/S1066362224050011
A. V. Voronina
{"title":"Investigation of the Causes of Appearance of Step-Shaped Form of Sorption Isotherm","authors":"A. V. Voronina","doi":"10.1134/S1066362224050011","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1066362224050011","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The paper analyzes the causes of the appearance of steps with plateaus of different lengths in sorption isotherms, based on experimental and literature data. Examples of step-shaped isotherms are given to illustrate each type of causes. It is shown that the following factors can cause the deviation of sorption isotherms from linearity and the appearance of steps: sorbent polyfunctionality, the presence of sorption sites with significantly different specificity to sorbate; sorbate heterogeneity, the presence of inert sorbable sorbate species; chemical transformation of sorbents in the course of sorption with the formation of new phases, including processes involving solution components; sequential change of sorption mechanisms.</p>","PeriodicalId":747,"journal":{"name":"Radiochemistry","volume":"66 5","pages":"589 - 608"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142798274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RadiochemistryPub Date : 2024-12-11DOI: 10.1134/S1066362224050151
D. D. Vaulina, O. F. Kuznetsova, V. V. Orlovskaya, O. S. Fedorova, R. N. Krasikova
{"title":"Erratum to: Automated Synthesis of [N-Methyl-11C]choline, Radiopharmaceutical for Tumor Imaging by PET","authors":"D. D. Vaulina, O. F. Kuznetsova, V. V. Orlovskaya, O. S. Fedorova, R. N. Krasikova","doi":"10.1134/S1066362224050151","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1066362224050151","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":747,"journal":{"name":"Radiochemistry","volume":"66 5","pages":"782 - 782"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1134/S1066362224050151.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142798277","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}