Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology

To evaluate the physicochemical and radiological properties of raw materials and by-products in domestic distribution, about 220 samples with 16 species were prepared. We measured the energy spectrum and the chemical content, such as U, Th, and K, using a LaBr3 scintillation detector and ED-XRF. In addition, HPGe detector was used to analyze the radioactivity of 234Th, 234mPa, and 214Bi in uranium decay series and 228Ac, 212Pb, and 208Tl in thorium decay series, and 40K. The correlation between characteristic variables, such as the count rate in several ROIs, chemical content, and radioactivity, was assessed to infer the radioactivity of natural radionuclides through a rapid screening method. Based on the results, a characteristic database for raw material and by-product in domestic distribution was established and it will provide useful information in the analysis procedure and improve the accuracy and reproducibility in the analysis of natural radionuclides.

Keywords

NORM,Raw materials,By-products,Characteristic database