Certification of a new plutonium metal reference material: the CETAMA MP4 standard
Abstract This paper describes the production and certification of a new plutonium (Pu) metal reference material called MP4. The material’s certification was carried out through an interlaboratory comparison (ILC) involving eight expert laboratories. By performing extensive data analysis on the ILC’s results it was possible to establish the certified reference values for several quantities such as the Pu isotopic abundance and the Pu mass fraction. Thanks to its comprehensive set of certified values and its reduced mass compared to MP2, MP4 constitutes a novel and rare standard for Pu fissile material accountancy and nuclear safeguards activities.
Authors
- Yetunde Aregbe
- Franck Doreau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-4157)
- E. Zuleger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9550-1574)
- Ana-Maria Sánchez Hernández
- Sarah Baghdadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1881-8631)
- Paul Estevenon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8517-4744)
- G. Legay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3490-8610)
- Georges Duhamel
- U. Repinc
- Hélène Schorle
- Giacomo Canciani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5875-3051)
- Vincent Dalier
- Marielle Crozet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0742-2612)
- Wilfried Pacquentin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3213-660X)
- Nelly Caussignac
- Hélène Isnard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5802-369X)
- Sébastien Picart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4350-1182)
- Guillaume Bailly
- D. Roudil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1456-5841)
- Anne E. Boyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7495-311X)
- Razvan Aurel Buda
- D. Cardona
- Christophe Maillard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6999-3504)
- Sébastien Mialle
- Céline Cruchet
- Ygor Davrain
- Joe Hiess (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8628-2103)
- Mika Sumi
- Caroline Bertorello
- Alexandre Quémet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9839-1991)
- Stephan Richter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3771-4993)
- Cédric Rivier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8399-6469)
- Laure Montreuil
- M. Köhl
- Loic Picard
- Steve Jan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7094-9815)
- Céline Zeleny
- Julie Lorino
- David Bauduret
Institutions
- Université de Montpellier (FR)
- Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives (FR)
- Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
- CEA Valduc (FR)
- European Commission (BE)
- CEA Paris-Saclay (FR)
- Joint Research Centre (DE)
- CEA Marcoule (FR)
- Seibersdorf Laboratories (Austria) (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
- Published
- 2025-04-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-025-10093-3
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Radioactive Decay and Measurement Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.77
Funders
- Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives