Intercomparison of the Radio-Chronometric Ages of
Plutonium-Certified Reference Materials with Distinct Isotopic Compositions
Posted on 2019-08-23 - 20:17
An
intercomparison of the radio-chronometric ages of four distinct
plutonium-certified reference materials varying in chemical form,
isotopic composition, and period of production are presented. The
cross-comparison of the different 234U/238Pu, 235U/239Pu, 236U/240Pu, and 241Am/241Pu model purification ages obtained at
four independent analytical facilities covering a range of laboratory
environments from bulk sample processing to clean facilities dedicated
to nuclear forensic investigation of environmental samples enables
a true assessment of the state-of-practice in “age dating capabilities”
for nuclear materials. The analytical techniques evaluated used modern
mass spectrometer instrumentation including thermal ionization mass
spectrometers and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometers for
isotopic abundance measurements. Both multicollector and single collector
instruments were utilized to generate the data presented here. Consensus
values established in this study make it possible to use these isotopic
standards as quality control standards for radio-chronometry applications.
Results highlight the need for plutonium isotopic standards that are
certified for 234U/238Pu, 235U/239Pu, 236U/240Pu, and 241Am/241Pu model purification ages as well as other multigenerational
radio-chronometers such as 237Np/241Pu. Due
to the capabilities of modern analytical instrumentation, analytical
laboratories that focus on trace level analyses can obtain model ages
with marginally larger uncertainties than laboratories that handle
bulk samples. When isotope ratio measurement techniques like thermal
ionization mass spectrometry and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
with comparable precision are utilized, model purification ages with
similar uncertainties are obtained.
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Mathew, Kattathu; Kayzar-Boggs, Theresa; Varga, Zsolt; Gaffney, Amy; Denton, Joanna; Fulwyler, James; et al. (2019). Intercomparison of the Radio-Chronometric Ages of
Plutonium-Certified Reference Materials with Distinct Isotopic Compositions. ACS Publications. Collection. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.9b02156
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AUTHORS (33)
KM
Kattathu Mathew
TK
Theresa Kayzar-Boggs
ZV
Zsolt Varga
AG
Amy Gaffney
JD
Joanna Denton
JF
James Fulwyler
KG
Katherine Garduno
AG
Andrew Gaunt
JI
Jeremy Inglis
RK
Russ Keller
WK
William Kinman
DL
Dana Labotka
EL
Elmer Lujan
JM
Joel Maassen
TM
Tara Mastren
IM
Iain May
KM
Klaus Mayer
AN
Adrian Nicholl
CO
Chelsea Ottenfeld
TP
Tashi Parsons-Davis
KEYWORDS
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