Automation of the New Brunswick Laboratory Controlled-Potential Coulometric Method for Plutonium

摘要

The development and evolution of the automated coulometric analysis of plutonium at the New Brunswick Laboratory is described. The importance of maintaining electrical calibration of the analysis so that the results are traceable to the Faraday is discussed. The innovations which were necessary to achieve the desired accuracy and precision are explained. The experimental tests to qualify the instruments for use in sample analysis at New Brunswick Laboratory are detailed. Details of the calculations performed by the automated coulometer system are given in the Appendix. 21 refs., 16 figs., 4 tabs. (ERA citation 14:011685)