Radiochemistry has a long tradition at Colorado State University going back to the first classes in radiochemistry and radiation chemistry taught in 1964. In 2002, Radiochemistry was established by Dr. Ibrahim as its own formal specialty within the Radiation Protection and Measurements Section in the Department of Environmental & Radiological Health Sciences. In the past CSU’s radiochemistry faculty and students have participated in a variety of research efforts, such as the monitoring of fallout from nuclear weapons testing in soil, water, plants and animals and the radiochemical analysis of mill tailings and effluents associated with uranium mining. One of the largest and most interesting radiochemistry projects initiated by CSU was the determination of off-site plutonium concentrations in soils from the Rocky Flats site.<br/>Current radiochemistry research efforts focus on environmental monitoring, nuclear forensics, emergency response as well as the nuclear fuel cycle. In addition, faculty and students from CSU have been collaborating very closely with scientists from the Institute for Environmental Radioactivity at Fukushima University to study the environmental impact of the Fukushima nuclear accident.<br/>This presentation will provide an overview of the Radiochemistry Program at Colorado State University and its laboratory facilities. It will also give examples of current research areas.

Radiochemistry at Colorado State University

255th National Meeting (2018)

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