Application of inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission and Fluorescence Spectroscopy to the Safeguarding of a Nuclear Facility

A high resolution spectrometer has been used to resolve the isotopic structure of spectral lines emitted by uranium that has been atomized and excited in an inductively coupled plasma. Multiisotopic analyses of uranium and spectra of simulated accountability tank solutions are presented. The potential application of inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission Spectroscopy to nuclear safeguards analysis is discussed. A brief description of the laser excited atomic fluorescence method is presented.