Determination of Uranium Content in Natural Uranium Products by X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
A method for determining uranium content in natural uranium products(U3 O8)by wave-length dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry was established using solution sample preparation and strontium carbonate as the internal standard.The method determines that the weight of the sam-ple is 1.00 g,and the weight of the internal standard strontium carbonate is 0.600 g.The sample is digested with 15 mL of phosphoric acid and 2 mL of nitric acid to a constant volume of 200 mL.After stirring with magnetic force,the volume of the solution is controlled using a disposable plastic pipette and an electronic scale.Instrument measurement conditions selection feature X-ray line:U-Lα1,Sr-Kα1,channel mask 34 mm,primary collimator 150μm.The linear correlation coefficient of the work-ing curve of the method is 0.999 8,and the relative standard deviation(RSD)is between 0.031%and 0.050%,indicating good precision;The relative error between the measurement results and the rec-ommended value of the reference material is not less than 0.034%,with good accuracy.Compared with the potentiometric titration method,the absolute deviation of this method is between 0.010%and 0.126%,and the results are accurate and reliable,meeting the requirements for rapid batch anal-ysis of natural uranium products.