TABLE OF CONTENTS
Liquid Scintillation Spectrometry 2008
ABSTRACTS FOR
PRESENTATIONS & POSTERS
The International
Conference on
Advances in Liquid Scintillation Spectrometry
ABSTRACTS of PAPERS
OPENING PRESENTATION
Liquid
Scintillation Counting International - A New Online Resource
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E Noakes
INVITED PRESENTATION
Method Development for the Simultaneous Determination of Actinides Using
Mass Spectrometric and LSC Techniques
N Vajda, A Törvényi, G Kis-Benedek, C K Kim, Z Mácsik and B Bene
SESSION A: INSTRUMENTATION, METHODS and SCINTILLATORS
Goldisol - A New Toluene-Free and Methanol-Free Solubiliser
S Temple, S Smyth and J Thomson
Prosafe - The Next Generation of LSC Cocktails Formulated to be Nonyl Phenol Ethoxlate-Free
J Thomson, S Smyth and S Temple
Identification of the Maximum Energy of Beta-Rays with Non-Quenching Spectra Measured by LSC
E Furuta, S Yokota and Y Watanabe
Applications of Calcium Carrier to Avoid Losses of Sr-90 during the Chemical Preparation of Liquid Samples for LSC
I Chmielewska, S Chalupnik and E Bokori
Determination of Radiotracers (C-14) by Plastic Scintillation
H Bagán, S Hartvig, A Tarancόn, G Rauret and J F García
SESSION B: RADIONUCLIDE METROLOGY USING LSC
Natural
Radionuclides in Mineral Waters Sold in Upper Silesia, Poland, their Measurement
by LSC, Doses and Compliance with Regulations
F Schönhofer, G Wallner, S Chalupnik and I Chmielewska
Study of Instrumental Parameters Affecting the Simultaneous Measurement of
Gross Alpha and Gross Beta Activities in Water Samples
D Zapata-García and M Llauradό
Activity Standardization of Ca-41 by Means of Liquid Scintillation Counting
K Kossert, G Jörg and C L V Gostomski
On the Standardization of Pb-210 and Po-209
R Collé and L Laureano-Perez
Break of Sr-90/Y-90 Secular Equilibrium during the Preparation of
Liquid Scintillation Sources
P Cassette, I Tartès and F Jaubert
Development of a New LS Counter Using 6 Channel Photomultipliers and a
Cd Te Detector
P Cassette
Development of High Efficiency 4 pi Beta (LS)- Gamma Coincidence System for
Direct Measurement of Activity in Radioactive Decay
K B Lee, J M Lee, T S Park, S-H Lee and P-J Oh
Cerenkov Counting of Carbon-14 Using a Transparent Ceramic with
High Refractive Index
H Minowa, Y Yoshizawa and M Takiue
Improved Techniques for the Activity Standardization of Cd-109 by
Means of
Liquid Scintillation Spectrometry
K Kossert, O Ott and O Nähle
Study of Light Emission Processes for the Design of Liquid Scintillation Counters
O Nähle, K Kossert and J Brunzendorf
SESSION C: CALIBRATION AND STANDARDIZATION
Assay of Radium-223 by the CIEMAT/NIST Efficiency Tracing Method
J T Cessna and B E Zimmerman
Monte Carlo Simulation of a Liquid Scintillation Counter Using Geant4 Code
S Hurtado, M Villa, G Manjόn and R García-Tenorio
New Parameters for Detection Efficiency Calibration in Scintillation Measurements
H Bagán, A Tarancόn, G Rauret and J F García
A Comparison of the CIEMAT/NIST Efficiency Tracing Method and the Triple-to-Double-Coincidence Ratio Method in the Measurement of Germanium-68
J T Cessna and B E Zimmerman
SESSION D: DATA EVALUATION AND SPECTRUM ANALYSIS
Application of Chemometrics for Simultaneous Determination of Thorium and
Uranium in Aqueous Samples by Liquid Scintillation
M M Khayatzadeh, M Chaloosi, A R Khanchi, M M Ghannadi, F Asgharizadeh and B Salimi
Simultaneous Determination of Beta Nuclides by Liquid Scintillation Spectrometry
C Nebelung, P Jähnigen and B Gert
Bayesian Approach for Single Radioactive Counting and Comparison with
ISO Norm 11929
A Vivier and J Aupiais
Possible Overestimation of the External Standard Quench Parameter on
Wallac 1220 Quantalus with High Energetic Beta-Emitters
E Minne, F Heynen and S Hallez
Methodologies Employed in Obtaining Finite Radiocarbon Ages by
Liquid
Scintillation Counting of Benzene in the 50-70 Ka Age Range
A G Hogg, L K Fifield, J G Palmer, C S M Turner and R Galbraith
SESSION E: APPLICATIONS BASED ON ALPHA/BETA SPECTROMETRY
Comparison of Two Direct LS Methods for Measuring Radon in Drinking Water: Influence of Pb-210 Accumulated in Ra-236 Standard Solution on the Calibrations
L Salonen
Isolation of Lead and Polonium from Seawater and Determination of Pb-210 by LSC
M Villa, J L Mas, J M Bruach, P Masqué and J Pates
SESSION F: APPLICATIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
Determination of Sr-90 Concentration Using a Sr-Resin and the LSC Method
from Soil and Sediment Samples in Southern Shores of Iran
F Asgharizadeh, B Salimi, M M Ghannadi and M M Khayatzadeh
Determination of Sr-90 in Milk in Austria
C Landstetter, N Cernohlawek, C Katzlberger
Application of the Liquid Scintillation Counting Technique to Determine
Sr-90 in Milk Samples
I Lopes and M J Madruga
Determination of Natural Radionuclides in Drinking Water from the
Waldviertel, Austria
G Wallner, E Herines and S Ayromlou
Non Exchangeable-Organically Bound Tritium Fraction Analsyis for the
Environmental Monitoring of a Nuclear Research Center
N Baglan, R Le Meignen, G Alanic and F Pointurier
Optimizing the Counting Conditions for Carbon-14 for Sample Oxidizer - LSC Method
V-P Vartti
C-14 Measurements in Romanian Danube River Sector Water
C Varlem, I Stefanescu, I Faurescu, I Popescu, D Dobrinescu
Optimization and Study of Parameters Affecting Liquid Scintillation Counting
for Gross Alpha and Beta Activities in Water Samples
M Palomo, M Villa, A Peñalver, C Aquilar, F Borrull, J M Bruach, N Cascuberta and P Masqué
Determination of Selected Natural Radionuclide Concentrations in the Mineral Groundwaters of Southwest Caspian Region
M Vahabi-Moghadam, S Jowzaee, S Hafezi and A Attarilar
Study of Tritium (H-3) Speciation in a Reactor Bioshield Concrete
D J Kim, I W Croudace, P E Warwick and J-S Oh
SESSION H & I: LSC IN DECOMMISSIONING AND REMEDIATION STUDIES / RADIONUCLIDES IN NUCLEAR MATERIALS AND WASTE MATRICES
Liquid Scintillation Measurement of C-14 and Cl-36 and the Indication of
Interfering Effects
I Svĕtlik, M Molnár, Z Szücs and O Šimek
Measurement of Cd-113m in Reactor Control Rods Using Liquid Scintillation
Analysis
P E Warwick and I W Croudace
Searching for Strontium, Americium and Plutonium Isotopes in Contaminated Soils
K Breitenecker, A Vesely, A Brandl and R Steininger
Determination of HTM-Nuclides in Materials from Research Reactor Decommissioning
A Vesely, H Trombitas and H Lindauer
Practical Experience of the Application and the Prospect of Analytical Methods
Based on the LS-Specrometry Technique at SIA "Radon" - the Review
A Ermakov, S Malinovsky, R Minigaliev, S Kovalskaya, V Tikhomirov and A Sobolev
Use of Non-Destructive and Destructive Analysis for Radionuclide Content Determination in the Aqueous Samples from the Radioactive Waste Storage
Drainage System
A Gudelis, R Gvozdaitė, V Kubarevičienė and K Krivošein
Liquid Scintillation Analysis in the Assessment, Decontamination and
Decommissioning of a Gaseous Tritium Light Device Maintenance Facility
D M Watson and R Kleinschmidt
SESSION J: QUALITY ASSURANCE
Long-Term Stability of a Quantulus LS Counter
S Chalupnik and A Mielnikow
Stability and Reproducibility of Icels, a Compact Single Phototube Liquid
Scintillation Counting System for Radiocarbon Dating
P Theodorsson
The Cetama Intercomparison for Organically Bound Tritium Determination
N Baglan, E Ansoborlo, C Cossonnet, E Fourré, A Henry, M Mokili and A Olivier
Uncertainty Budget in Radiocarbon Measurements in the Case of LSC Method
S Chalupnik and A Mielnikow
SESSION K: NATURAL PRODUCT VERIFICATION
The Use of Liquid Scintillation Counting Technology for the Determination of
Biogenic Materials
R Edler
Distinction of Biogenic Acetic Acid and Synthetic Acetic Acid by Determining
Specific Radiocarbon Activity Using the LSC Method
J Pawlyta, A Pazdur, S Krompiec, M Kriompiec and R Penczek
SESSION L: APPLICATIONS IN GEOLOGY AND GEOCHRONOLOGY
Characterization of Groundwaters of Ljubljansko Barje
L J Kožar, J Urbanc and B Jamnik
Application of Icels and Quantulus Systems for Radiocarbon Dating
K Tudyka, A Michczynski, J Pawlyta and A Pazdur
ABSTRACTS of POSTERS
SESSION A: INSTRUMENTATION, METHODS and SCINTILLATORS
1,8 Naphthalimides for Fast Neutron/Gamma Discrimination in Liquid Scintillators
S Normand, M Hamel, V Simic and C Monsanglant-Louvet
The Rapid Analysis of Environmental and Technological Samples during Radiation Monitoring and Control Using Liquid Scintillation Spectrometry
I A Kashirin, S V Malinovskiy, A I Ermakov, V A Tikhomirov and A I Sobolev
Results of Efficiency Tracing and CIEMAT/NIST Techniques of a Tri-Carb 2100TR LSA
R Dobrin, C Dulama and A Toma
Urine Gross Alpha/Beta Analysis by Liquid Scintillation Counting for Terrorism Preparedness
O Piraner and R Jones
Fast Method for Fe-55 and Ni-63 Determination by LSC in Radioactive Waste
M Jäggi, M Rüthi, C Bährle and J Eikenberg
Combined LSC Based Method for Radon in Air Measurement
M Buzinny
LSC Based Approach for Radon in Soil Gas Measurement
M Buzinny, V Sakhno, M Romanchenko
SESSION B: RADIONUCLIDE METROLOGY USING LSC
Standardization of Pb-210 by Cerenkov Counting
A Arinc, C R D Gilligan, A K Pearce and L C Johansson
Determination of Long-Lived Rare Earth Isotopes
D E Dry, W J Oldham and K R Ashley
SESSION C: CALIBRATION AND STANDARDIZATION
Standardization of S-35 by the TDCR Efficiency Calculation Technique
W M Van Wyngaardt and B R S Simpson
Study on a Quenching Effect on C-14 and H-3 Measurement Parameters Using a Quantulus Spectrometer
A Komosa and K Šlepecka
Calibration of C-14 Efficiency in Groundwater Contaminated by Volatile Organic Compounds
S Cho, K Lee, Y Yoon and K Park
SESSION D: DATA EVALUATION AND SPECTRUM ANALYSIS
Simulation of Liquid Scintillation Spectra and Interfering Effects Indication
O Šimek, I Svĕtlik, V Šidlová and M Molnár
A New Approach to Alpha-Spectra Processing
V A Tikhomirov, S V Malinovkskiy, A I Ermakov, I A Kashirin and A I Sobolev
Beta Spectrum Unfolding for Measurement of Multiple Labelled Samples
C Dulama, R Dobrin and A Toma
Library-Building for LS-Spectrometry
S V Malinovskiy, A I Ermakov, I A Kashirin, V A Tikhomirov and A I Sobolev
SESSION E: APPLICATIONS BASED ON ALPHA/BETA SPECTROMETRY
Gross Alpha and Gross Beta Determination by LSC
D Zapata-García, M Llauradό, A Camacho and I Valles
Liquid Scintillation Counting Application in a Radiological Emergency
M Fejgl, J Hůlka and V Bečková
Low Level Measurement of Ra-226 through Rn-222 in Natural Water by LSC
F Mosqueda, M Villa, F Vaca and J Pates
SESSION F: APPLICATIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
Study on Migration Rate of Beta-Radiating Pu-241 in Soils Using Liquid
Scintillation Spectrometry
A Komosa
An Oxidizer-LSC Method for the Determination of Cu-14 in Foodstuffs - A Restrospective Application to Milk Powder Samples
R Saxén and U-M Hanste
Tritium Monitoring in the Environment at the Tritium Separation Facility- ICIT
C Varlam, I Stefanescu, I Popescu, I Faurescu, A Toma, C Dulama and R Dobrin
Isolation and Measurement of Strontium-90 and Lead-210 in Environmental
Samples Using LSC
G Wallova and G Wallner
Tritium Measurement Using Electroloytic Enrichment and its Application at the Groundwater in Jeju Island
Y-Y Soon, S-Y Cho, K-Y Lee and Y Kim
Tc-99 and Plutonium in Algae from the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean
P Gaca, J W Mietelski, L Morrison and M Wislocka
Quick Determination of Pb-210 in Drinking and Waste Waters
M Forte, R Rusconi, M T Cazzaniga and G Sgorbati
Determination of Tritium in Waters by Liquid Scintillation Counting
M J Madruga, M M Sequeira and A R Gomes
LS Methods for Norm in Madagascar
T L Möbius-Ramamonjisoa and R Andriambololona
Radon in Air Measured by Direct Diffusion into a Scintillator in an Open Vial
G Gudjonsson, P Theodorsson, K Kozak and D Grzadziel
Radiochemical Separation and Determination of Ra-228 in Mineral Waters
by Low-Level Liquid Scintillation Counting
M Vasile, T Alzitzoglou, L Benedik and U Wätjen
Tritium Tracking in the Environment of the Nuclear Power Plant Krško
J K Logar, N Mali and B Jamnik
SESSION H: RADIONUCLIDES IN NUCLEAR MATERIALS AND WASTE MATRICES
Determination of Radiocarbon Leakage from the Shallow-Land Radioactive
Waste Repository
A Gudelis, G Rasa and S Lukoševičius
Liquid Scintillation Counting as Measuring Method for the Analytics of
Accelerator Waste
D Schumann, J Neuhausen, S Horn, S Lüthi, J Eikenberg and M Rüthi
Tritium Detemination with LSS for Solving some Environmental Problems in Latvia
D Riekstina, O Veveris and G Smilskalne
SESSION I: LSC IN DECOMMISSIONING AND REMEDIATION STUDIES
Measurement of H-3, C-14, Fe-55 and Ni-63 in the Biological Shielding
Concrete of KRR-2
M J Kang, S B Hong, U S Chung, K H Chung G S Choi and C W Lee
Method Validation for Ni-63 Determination in Urine Samples by LSC
P Ostapczuk, M Burow and R Lennartz
SESSION J: QUALITY ASSURANCE
Quality Control of Liquid Scintillation Counting in an Accredited Laboratory
M Llauradό, J Tent and D Zapata-García
Establishment of a Low-Level Tritium Lab
J K Logar and D Glavič-Cindro
SESSION K: NATURAL PRODUCT VERIFICATION
Evaluation of Biobased Content Method ASTM 6866-06: Improvements Revealed
by LSC and Stable Isotopes for Inorganic Carbon Containing Products
R A Culp and J E Noakes
SESSION L: APPLICATIONS IN GEOLOGY AND GEOCHRONOLOGY
Natural Radioactivity and Chemical Properties of Oxalic Mineral Waters in
Polish Carpathians
N D Chau, L Rajchel and E Chruściel
Novel LS Methods for Natural Radionuclides in the Oil and Gas Industries
R Möbius, K M Bartenbach and S Möbius