A laser based spectroscopic technology, named SCAR (Saturated-absorption CAvity Ring-down), has been demonstrated for accurate radiocarbon (14C) determination in carbon dioxide. In particular, different materials from nuclear power plants, e.g., concrete and graphite, were burnt and the combustion-produced carbon dioxide was analyzed to asses the amount of 14C, a key species for nuclear decommissioning. The SCAR technology has demonstrated a performance equivalent or better to AMS and it is ready for further studies and deployment in nuclear waste management areas.
Laser based detection of 14CO2 in radioactive waste / Bartalini S.; Mazzotti D.; Insero G.; Inguscio M.; De Natale P.. - In: NUOVO CIMENTO DELLA SOCIETÀ ITALIANA DI FISICA. C, GEOPHYSICS AND SPACE PHYSICS. - ISSN 1826-9885. - ELETTRONICO. - 46:(2023), pp. 0-0. [10.1393/ncc/i2023-23041-x]
Laser based detection of 14CO2 in radioactive waste
Insero G.
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2023
Abstract
A laser based spectroscopic technology, named SCAR (Saturated-absorption CAvity Ring-down), has been demonstrated for accurate radiocarbon (14C) determination in carbon dioxide. In particular, different materials from nuclear power plants, e.g., concrete and graphite, were burnt and the combustion-produced carbon dioxide was analyzed to asses the amount of 14C, a key species for nuclear decommissioning. The SCAR technology has demonstrated a performance equivalent or better to AMS and it is ready for further studies and deployment in nuclear waste management areas.
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