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HERO ID

8777694

Reference Type

Journal Article

Title

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

Author(s)

Varga, Z; Ozturk, B; Meppen, M; Mayer, K; Wallenius, M; Apostolidis, C

Year

2011

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Journal

Radiochimica Acta
ISSN: 0033-8230

Volume

Issue

Page Numbers

807-813

Language

English

DOI

10.1524/ract.2011.1886

Web of Science Id

WOS:000299478300008

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 forensics; Uranium ore concentrate; Fourier-transform infrared spectrometry; SIMCA; URANYL CARBONATE; RED SPECTRA; URANATES; STUDTITE; ORIGIN; RAMAN