As part of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s support of national security missions, LANL maintains the capability to prepare, cast, and fabricate plutonium metal . The Actinide Analytical Chemistry group supports these capabilities with robust chemical characterization, certifying that a material is suitable for its intended use.  This talk will focus on the analytical chemistry sustaining this certification. The techniques discussed will include Pu assay, Fe assay, Ga assay, anion analysis, plasma spectroscopy, and Mass spectrometry. Challenges associated with making these measurements on Pu and achieving high accuracy, precision and low uncertainty will also be discussed.<br/><br/>

Analytical chemistry in support of plutonium production

2019 Spring National Meeting

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