Table 2.
Particle Size Distribution of Selected Samples in Percent From NTS, ML, and ORNL
Without (A) and With (B) Ultrasonic Treatment (Tamura, 1976b)
NTS
NTS
ML
ORNL
Sample Code
Al3 - 14
Size Range
zOt
(um)
> 2000
2000 - 340
840 - 250
250 ~ 125
125 - 53
53 5
20 5
52
< 2
Total
A
Al3 ~ 18
B
8C - 43-47
A
B
A
IRB - 1
B
A
B
19.5
7.2
24.3
21.1
17.6
5.2
2.4
1.4
1.3
19.4
7.2
22.1
18.7
16.3
6.3
3.3
z.7
4.1
2.7
3.0
20.2
29.6
33.6
8.5
1.1
0.5
0.6
2.7
2.9
19.6
24.7
28.1
10.1
3.2
3.0
5.4
0
0
6.9
6.9
6.4
28.8
32.2
9.5
10.3
0
1.9
4.0
2.8
3.7
22,2
28.4
7.2
29.7
-—----——
--0. 7*
23.3
42.9
10.8
19.6
-----—
--—«
1.2*
19.8
38.4
9.8
28.6
100.0
100.2
99.8
99.7
100.1
99.9
99.3
99.78
* Percentage greater than 53 um.
Table 3.
Size Range
(um)
2000 - 840
840 - 250
250 - 125
£01
125 -
53 205S< 2
53
20
5
2
Ultrasonic Treatment
Plutonium Contribution (%) by Particle Size Without (A) and With (B)
(Tamura, 1976)
NTS
NTIS
Al3 - 1A
Al3 - 18
B
Bs
oT
a
7
_
O.1
0.1
0-2
--3.9
1.8
75.1
6.3
0.8
0.4
73.2
14.9
4.2
1.5
24.8
29.8
16.9
L7.1
100.1
99.9
99.9
0.3
0.2
0.3
44.4
27.0
2.6
1.0
50.9
32.7
4.5
2.9
8.3
14.9
100.1
100.1
26.7
A
0
1.5
0.9
Q.5
1.5
1.4
*The A series of ORNL sample was not analyzed.
IRB - 1
8c - 43-47
B
A
B
A
ORNL
ML
.
.
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6-4
12.
11.8
69.5
19-3
2.0
ee
.
100.0
68.0