Neptunium environmental chemistry

Naptbol, l-(2-carboxyphenyla2o)-chromium complex geometrical isomerism, 68 Neptunium breeder reactor fuels Purex process, 955 reprocessing, 954 electrolytic reduction Purex process, 949 environmental chemistry, 961 extraction Purex process, 951 Purex process, 946,950 recovery... 

Detectors within this range of dimension and resolution are suitable for most environmental radioanalytical chemistry applications. The alpha-particle emitters of interest include isotopes of thorium, uranium, neptunium, plutonium, americium, and sometimes curium at 5.80 MeV). Most of the major alpha particles... 

A new research field in the chemistry of neptunium, plutonium, and other light actinides developed in the late 1970s in the context of environmental contaminations and nuclear waste management. The aim was to unravel their behavior in natural environments (see, e.g., Watters et al. 1983 Kim 1986). This is a difficult task because of the complex chemistry many oxidation states, polymerization, interaction with less defined natural partners such as humic acids, clays, and various rocks play a role. Included is also the development of techniques for the determination of actinide elements and their speciation in extremely low concentrations. 

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