Table III.
I.
Kinds of analyses required
Gamma counting
In general, no dissolution nor chemical separation will be required
A.
prior to gamma spectrometry.
There could be occasional exceptions
to this rule, ¢.g., sea water will require processing.
It is expected that essentially all samples will be gamma counted.
In many cases, this may be the only analysis required.
Nuclides which are expected to be observed and which can be quantitatively measured by gamma spectrometry:
40, 6G, 1062, 137e.
3
152,154,155, 2k1‘Am,
12
? Sb,
207 .
Bi,
108m
Ags
O70, 102hn, U and Th chain daughters
II.
Dissolution of sample
A.
Plutonium analyses
1.
Alpha counting 2382394210,
2.
Mass spectroscopy
239,20, 2h1,2he Pu
where warranted
sy . beta counting of 7°Y daughter
Other nuclides:
55 Fe, 63 Ni, 147 Pm, 151 Sm, Wy C
Soft radiation emitters will require specific chemical separation,
III.
Tritium
Table IV.
Laboratory analytical capability
Laboratory
LLL
Kind of analytical work
Initial sample prep., soils
"
"
sy biota (including
dissolution of all marine samples)
Complete analyt*cal treatment, sea water
Gamma analysis,
all types of samples
~29-
Sample rates
400 samples /month
for initial sample prep.
of soils