Spectrochemistry of technetium by liquid electrode plasma optical emission spectrometry and its applicability of quantification for highly active liquid waste

液体電極プラズマ発光分光法によるテクネチウムの分光学的研究及び高放射性廃液への適用性評価

山本 昌彦   ; Do, V. K.  ; 田口 茂郎 ; 久野 剛彦 ; 高村 禅*

Yamamoto, Masahiko; Do, V. K.; Taguchi, Shigeo; Kuno, Takehiko; Takamura, Yuzuru*

本研究では、発光分光分析装置の小型化に有効な液体電極プラズマに着目し、これに基づく発光分光分析法(LEP-OES)によりテクネチウム(Tc)の発光スペクトルについて調査した。その結果、200-500nmの波長範囲において合計52本のピークを確認し、全てTcの中性原子線とイオン線に帰属された。最も発光強度の高いピークは、254.3nm, 261.0nm, 264.7nmで確認された。模擬試料を用いて、高放射性廃液中に共存する成分による分光干渉の影響を評価した結果、264.7nmのピークでは干渉なく測定できることがわかった。そこで、264.7nmのピークを用いて分析性能を評価した結果、検出限界値は1.9mg/L、Tc標準試料(12.0mg/L)の繰り返し測定時の相対標準偏差は3.8%(N=5, 1)であった。

The emission spectra of technetium (Tc) by liquid electrode plasma optical emission spectrometry have been investigated in this study. From the spectra, 52 emission peaks of Tc were observed in the 250-500 nm wavelength range. All peaks were assigned to the neutral state or singly ionized state. The relative intensities of these peaks were similar to those excited by an electric spark. The strongest intensity peaks were found at 254.3 nm, 261.0 nm, and 264.7 nm. Spectral interferences of coexisting elements in highly active liquid waste of reprocessing stream on those three strongest peaks were investigated using simulated sample. No spectral interferences were observed around the 264.7 nm Tc peak. Therefore, analytical performance using 264.7 nm peak was evaluated. The detection limit, estimated on standard and blank samples in 0.4 M nitric acid, was 1.9 mg/L. The relative standard deviation of Tc standard sample (12.0 mg/L) was 3.8% (N = 5, 1).