Analytical methods

Tested and validated analytical procedures are important tools for the production of reliable, comparable and ‘fit for purpose’ analytical measurements. However, finding and choosing a procedure can be a challenge due to the wide variety of technologies available and the rapidity of developments in the field.

ALMERA validated methods

• A combined procedure for determination of Plutonium isotopes, Am-241 and Sr-90 in environmental samples
• A procedure for rapid simultaneous determination of Sr-89 and Sr-90 in milk using Cerenkov and scintillation counting 
• A procedure for the sequential determination of Polonium-210, Lead-210, Radium-226, Thorium and Uranium isotopes in   phosphogypsum by liquid scintillation counting and alpha spectrometry
• A procedure for the rapid determination of Radium-226 and Radium-228 in drinking water by prompt liquid scintillation counting 
• Determination of Po-210 in water samples by alpha spectrometry
• Analytical Methodology for the Determination of Radium Isotopes in Environmental Samples

Useful reference publications

• Quantifying uncertainty in nuclear analytical measurements
• Generic procedures for monitoring in a nuclear or radiological emergency
• Quality system implementation for nuclear analytical techniques

Software and databases

• X ray Fluorescence
• Neutron Activation Analysis
• Stable Isotope Calibration