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Nuclear Reference Material and Measurement Facility

The Nuclear Reference Material and Measurement Facility consists of the nuclear chemistry and mass spectrometry laboratories.

Thermal ionization mass spectrometer

The Nuclear Reference Material and Measurement Facility consists of the nuclear chemistry and mass spectrometry laboratories.

The laboratories are used for provision of certified nuclear reference materials, for state-of-the-art reference measurements on nuclear material and environmental samples and for the organisation of Inter-laboratory comparisons on samples analysed in fissile material control and for environmental traces characteristic for the nuclear fuel cycle.

The certificates can be found in the Certified Reference Materials Catalogue.

Recent publications:

2022

Richter, S., Hennessy, C., Jakobsson, U., Aregbe, Y. and Hexel, C., Re-Certification of the IRMM-183-187 Series of Uranium Nitrate Solution Reference Materials, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2022, ISBN 978-92-76-52116-7, doi:10.2760/312568, JRC129154.

2021

Richter, S., Hennessy, C., Venchiarutti, C., Aregbe, Y. and Hexel, C., Preparation and Certification of Highly Enriched Uranium Nitrate Solutions, IRMM-3000 Series, EUR 30740 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2021, ISBN 978-92-76-38745-9, doi:10.2760/141638, JRC125513.

Richter, S., Hennessy, C., Truyens, J., Bujak, R. and Aregbe, Y., IRMM-2030: Certification of a Uranium Nitrate Solution Reference Material with a 235U “Enrichment” (i.e. n(235U)/n(U)) of 6 %, EUR 30793 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2021, ISBN 978-92-76-40744-7, doi:10.2760/119345, JRC125991.

Toth, K., Jakopic, R., Bujak, R., Bauwens, J., Hennessy, C., Kehoe, F., Jakobsson, U., Richter, S. and Aregbe, Y., Certification Report: Preparation and Certification of Large-Size Dried (LSD) Spike: IRMM-1027v, EUR 30759 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2021, ISBN 978-92-76-40041-7, doi:10.2760/59260, JRC125500.