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RELATIVE DISSOLUTION RATES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS USED AT AWE
T J Miller1, D Bingham2, R Cockerill2
1Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston, Reading RG7 4PR, UK timothy.miller@awe.co.uk.
Radiation Protection Dosimetry
|September 13, 2015
Abstract:
A simple in vitro dissolution test was used to provide a semi-quantitative comparison of the relative dissolution rates of samples of radioactive materials used at Atomic Weapons Establishment in a lung fluid surrogate (Ringer's solution). A wide range of dissolution rates were observed for aged legacy actinides, freshly produced actinide alloys and actinides from waste management operations.