Characterization and classification of uranium ore concentrates (yellow cakes) using infrared spectrometry

Zsolt Varga; Betül Öztürk; Manuela Meppen; Klaus Mayer; Maria Wallenius; Christopf Apostolidis

doi:10.1524/ract.2011.1886

Published by De Gruyter (O) August 22, 2011

Characterization and classification of uranium ore concentrates (yellow cakes) using infrared spectrometry

Zsolt Varga , Betül Öztürk , Manuela Meppen , Klaus Mayer , Maria Wallenius and Christopf Apostolidis

From the journal Radiochimica Acta

https://doi.org/10.1524/ract.2011.1886

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Abstract

In this work the applicability of Fourier-transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR) for nuclear forensic studies of uranium ore concentrates (UOC) are investigated. The technique was used for the identification of the type of uranium compound and various process-related impurities, which can give information on the production method of the material. The measured spectra were evaluated also by statistical means, using the soft independent modelling of class analogy (SIMCA) technique to reveal less apparent similarities between the measured UOC samples.

Keywords: Nuclear frensics; Uranium ore concentrate; Fourier-transform infrared spectrometry; SIMCA

^* Correspondence address: European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Transuranium, P.O. Box 2340, 76125 Karlsruhe, Deutschland, Zsolt.VARGA@ec.europa.eu

Published Online: 2011-08-22

Published in Print: 2011-12

Characterization and classification of uranium ore concentrates (yellow cakes) using infrared spectrometry

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