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Simultaneous determination of hafnium and zirconium in low grade uranium ores using INAA

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A non-destructive neutron activation analysis technique has been developed for the determination of hafnium and zirconium in low grade uranium ores. In order to calculate the fission contribution of235U, thermal neutron absorption cross-section /σa/ for94Zr has been determined. The study shows that 1 g of uranium produces the same activity as from 10.03 g of zirconium. Based on this fact, the degree of interferences have been calculated for each sample and the necessary corrections have been applied. The values have been compared with the reported IAEA and NBS values.

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  1. Nuclear Chemistry Division, Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, P.O. Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan

    A. Mannan, S. Waheed, I. Fatima & I. H. Qureshi

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Mannan, A., Waheed, S., Fatima, I. et al. Simultaneous determination of hafnium and zirconium in low grade uranium ores using INAA. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Letters 104, 263–272 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02163208

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