RADIATION PROTECTION ›› 2025, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (5): 489-495.

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Determination of 63Ni in soil samples by liquid scintillation counting after the separation of anion resin and Ni resin

YANG Hailan1,2 , BAO Li1,2, LIU Wangdong1,2, GUO Chen1,2, REN Zhemin1,2, YANG Youkun1,2, YIN Yali1,2, GOU Rongxia1,2   

  1. 1. China Institute for Radiation Protection, Taiyuan 030006;
    2. Key Laboratory of Radiation Environment&Health of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment,Taiyuan 030006
  • Received:2024-12-03 Online:2025-09-20 Published:2026-01-14

Abstract: An analysis method for the determination of 63Ni in soil samples using anion resin and Ni resin and liquid scintillation counter was developed. Through pretreatment processes such as grinding, leaching, and precipitation, interfering radionuclides are separated by using resin. The chemical recovery is determined by an atomic absorption spectrometer, and then the activity concentration of 63Ni is measured by the liquid scintillation counter. The experimental results show that the chemical recovery of this method reaches 76.1%±3.8%, the detection limit is (26.0±1.2) Bq/kg, and the decontamination factors for common interfering radionuclides such as Fe, Co, Cs, and Zn reach 102 to 105. Among them, this method innovatively optimizes the resin separation process and chemical treatment conditions. It is simple and reliable to operate, with a stable recovery rate. The method can be used for determination of 63Ni in environmental soil samples arround nuclear facilities.

Key words: soil, 63Ni, nickel resin, liquid scintillation counter

CLC Number: 

  • TL75+1