Determination of uranium and zirconium by flow injection analysis

As an integral part of chemical quality control of nuclear materials a method for determination of uranium and zirconium, in a mixture is presented. A simple, cheap, selective and quantitative Flow Injection Analysis (FIA) system was developed. Zirconium and uranium were determinate in presence of each other and no prior separation was needed. Arsenazo III was used as a colorimetric reagent and parameters such as acidity and reagents concentration were studied and optimized. An analytical throughput of 30 sample determination per hour was obtained