Abstract:
Neptunium is the raw material for
238Pu preparation. The accurate determination method of neptunium with accurate and clear traceability is very important for the extraction process of neptunium and the preparation of neptunium standard material. A novel method for accurate and precise determination of neptunium was developed. First neptunium was oxidized to Np(Ⅵ) in 1.0 mol/L sulfuric acid solution by silver(Ⅱ) oxide and excess silver(Ⅱ) oxide was destroyed by sulfaminic acid, then Np(Ⅵ) was titrated to Np(Ⅳ) by Fe(Ⅱ), finally excess Fe(Ⅱ) was re-titrated by standard potassium dichromate solution. When neptunium is about 5.0 mg, a good precision is achieved with the relative standard division (RSD) of 0.04%. The method is clearly traceable, simple, precise, accurate and can be explored to prepare neptunium standard materials.