Abstract:
SEPARATION OF PROTACTINIUM FROM THORIUMIRRADIATED BY 14 MeV NEUTRONSFang Keming Yang Weifan Mou Wantong Yuan ShuangguiLi Zongwei Shen Shuifa Zhang Xueqian(Institute of Modern Physics,the Chinese Academy of Sciences,Lanzhou 730000)ABSTRACTA rapid and efficient procedure for separation of trace protactinium from thorium irradiated by 14 MeV neutrons is described by using 1phenyl3methyl4benzoylpyrazolone5(PMBP) and triisooctyl amine (TIOA) as extractants and hydrochlorichydrofluoric acid solution as backextractant.The separating conditions in some main steps of this procedure has been studied.The decontamination factors for principal impurity elements and the recovery efficiency for 233Pa has been obtained.The procedure is verified by using the active products of thorium as multitracers.Keywords Protactinium Thorium PMBP TIOA