Radiochemistry R&D activities are performed in concert with the Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (ACL) to advance the capabilities of the U.S. government with respect to forensic analysis of radiological and nuclear material.

• Dismantlement of sealed radioactive sources
• Dissolution and chemical analysis of radioactive material
• Morphological analysis of radioactive material
• Development of debris collection techniques and equipment
• Analysis of detonation debris

Instrumentation & Equipment

The laboratory contains most commonplace laboratory equipment (pH probes, hot-plates, stirrers, pipettes, fume hoods, etc.) along with low-pressure chromatography equipment, glove bags, a UV-Vis spectrophotometer, an Ion Mobility Spectrometer, as well as a hand-held X-Ray Fluorescence spectrometer.

Close partnership with Argonne’s ACL also provides access to standard nuclear measurement techniques, as well as a suite of inorganic analysis techniques and years of experience solving analytical chemistry problems.