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Diablo Canyon advocacy, Midwest nuclear legislation among April state news items
Pending, passed, and coveted legislation involving nuclear energy made their way across multiple state capitol buildings in the month of April. Here are a few notable updates from California, Iowa, Kentucky, and Missouri.
Edgar Berkey, George G. Sweeney, William M. Hickam
Nuclear Technology | Volume 5 | Number 5 | November 1968 | Pages 344-353
Technical Papers and Note | doi.org/10.13182/NT68-A28002
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The feasibility of using spark source mass spectrography for a direct multielement analysis of solid sodium is demonstrated. Two different sparking configurations are employed, one with the capability of obtaining local analyses and the other capable of bulk analyses. Sample handling and preparation are minimal. Both argon and vacuum are used to protect the sodium prior to analysis. Liquid nitrogen cooling applied to the sodium while sparking inhibits melting and preferential volatilization. Detection limits below 100 ppb atomic are readily attained, and there is reasonable agreement with emission spectrographs results. The analysis of doped solutions further confirms the applicability of the technique.