Abstract: A great deal of progress has been achieved in analysis of fission products during the 1980s. In situ analysis of fission products and direct assay of radiowaste packages have been developed to suit the needs of radiowaste treatment and disposal. Activation analysis and non-radiometric method have been used to measure long-lived fission product nuclides. Their sensitivity is superior to that of traditional radiochemical analysis. Some new work on the Cherenkov counting technique and rapid radiochemical analysis has been published. In this article the progress has been reviewed from the point of view of methodology.