Advanced Mass Spectrometry ExperimentDevelopment (AMASED)

This project will develop, test and then apply new mass spectrometry (MS) methods of measuring radionuclides and their decay products. This approach will provide rapid and economic measures of radionuclides that are important in human health and environmental protection nuclear facilities. We will work closely with our partners to ensure that the methods are validated and are comparable to convention radiochemical and nuclear counting techniques. The benefits to AECL and to other nuclear agencies will be the ability to undertake more precise, cost effective and complete monitoring of radionuclides and to use these analytical results to perform health and environmental assessments for their facilities. These methodologies will also be available to other Canadian companies who provide similar services in other environments to many Canadian and international organizations

Faculty Supervisor:

Jack Cornett

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Partner:

Atomic Energy of Canada (Chalk River, ON)

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Utilities

University:

University of Ottawa

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