Abstract
Two direct applications of a collision-reaction cell based Multiple-Collector Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (MC-ICPMS) for the resolution of isobaric interferences are presented. The first one is the determination of <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">90</sup> Sr/ <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">238</sup> U elemental ratio by double isotope dilution technique and the second one concerns the <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">133</sup> Cs/ <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">135</sup> Cs and <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">137</sup> Cs/ <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">135</sup> Cs isotope ratios measurements in spent nuclear fuel samples. The results obtained for both type of measurements using respectively O <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</sub> and N <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</sub> O as reaction gas for the in-situ Sr/Zr and Cs/Ba separation in the collision reaction cell of the instrument are compared to the classical "two-step" chemical purification results obtained with further Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometry (TIMS) and MCICPMS measurements. Accuracy and reproducibility obtained on both <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">90</sup> Sr/ <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">238</sup> U elemental ratio and <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">133</sup> Cs/ <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">135</sup> Cs and <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">137</sup> Cs/ <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">135</sup> Cs isotope ratios measurements are found to be similar (<;0.5% in all cases) between the two approaches, leading to the validation of the direct "in-cell" measurements. In addition to the obvious time gain associated with the reduction of chemical purification procedure, this approach allows to reduce the risk of natural contamination, the amount of analytical radioactive wastes, and the time contact of analysts with radioactive samples.
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