文摘
This paper proposes a rapid, accurate method of measuring 99Tc in low-level radioactive waste using microwave digestion, TEVA resin for chemical separation, and inductively coupled plasma-quadrupole mass spectrometry (ICP-QMS). The minimum detectable activity of ICP-QMS for the determination of 99Tc was 8.5?mBq?g? (13.6?pg?g?). The proposed method achieved chemical recovery of 88?% and with sensitivity superior to that of alternative radiochemical methods (e.g., liquid scintillation analyzer or LSA) when the data acquisition time for identical, low-concentration samples was taken into account.