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Radiochemical Analysis Services Provided by NTS, Inc.
NTS provides analysis of environmental, bioassay,
effluent, and process waste samples for a range of radionuclides. The types of sample matrices
include liquid, soil, vegetation, air filters, bioassay, and other samples.
Analytical equipment includes low-level gamma spectroscopy, low
energy photon spectroscopy, liquid scintillation, alpha
spectroscopy, low background gas flow proportional counter, and
other analysis equipment.
RADIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS:
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Gross alpha-beta analysis
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Gamma spectroscopic analysis of fission
products, naturally occurring and activation product
radionuclides which include Fe-55, I-129, Ni-63, and other
10CFR61 listed radionuclides
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Analysis of H-3, C-14, P-32, S-35, and Rn-222
by liquid scintillation counting
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Analysis of radium, thorium, uranium,
plutonium, americium, other actinides and trans-plutonium alpha
emitting nuclides by alpha spectroscopy
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Analysis of Sr-89, Sr-90, Tc-99, I-131,
Cs-137, and beta emitting rare earth nuclides
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Analysis for nuclides of radium by radon
emanation-Lucas Cells and radon measurement using activated
charcoal cartridges
TYPES OF SAMPLE MATRIX:
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Environmental samples such as water,
soil, vegetable, air filters and swipes
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Bioassay samples - urine, fecal, and animal
tissues
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Effluent and process waste (10CFR61) samples -
liquid, gas, resin, particulate and charcoal filters
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Other samples - NORM related samples, radon
contamination smears, radon monitoring for enclosed buildings
and open fields
RADIOANALYTICAL
CAPABILITY SUMMARY:
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Radiochemistry
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Sample
Types
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Radionuclides
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Capability
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Turnaround
Times
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Environmental
and/or Process.
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Water, soil,
air-filter,
solids, vegetation etc.
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alpha
emitting nuclides, such as actinides; uranium, trans-uranium,
trans-plutonium etc; gamma and beta emitting nuclides.
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800-1000 samples/yr.
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21-30 days for routine analyses; 5-10
days for priority.
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Bioassay
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Urine, fecal, biological tissues.
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Same as above.
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800-1000
samples/yr.
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Same as above.
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The
NTS radiochemistry laboratory QA program satisfies the requirements
of ANSI NQA-1 and NELAC standards and participates in studies
sponsored by DOE’s Mixed Analyte Performance Evaluation Program (MAPEP).
NTS Lab also holds US Army Corp of Engineer (USACE) Lab
Certification and its primary client is USACE Buffalo
Dist for its projects as a Radiochemistry QA Laboratory.
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