The invention discloses an
isotope dilution mass spectrometry method for determining the content of
uranium in a
uranium niobium alloy. A formula for calculating the content of
uranium in the uranium
niobium alloy is derived according to an
isotope dilution mass spectrometry principle. A
decomposition process of the uranium
niobium alloy is researched, the sampling quantity and the amount of a
diluent are optimized, and the influences of
mass spectrum line interference and
alloy element interference on a measurement result are discussed. The method comprises the following steps: adding
nitric acid and
hydrofluoric acid to quantitatively dissolve the uranium
niobium alloy, adding a quantitative amount of a uranium
isotope diluent to directly prepare a mixed sample solution, determining the
mixed solution and the uranium isotope proportion in the uranium
niobium alloy sample through
mass spectrometry, and calculating the content of uranium in the uranium
niobium alloy. Quantitative separation of uranium is not needed by the determined method. An XRF technique, an ICP-AES technique and an
element analysis technique are used to measure the content of niobium and the total content of
impurity elements in the uranium niobium alloy, and
back stepping is carried out to obtain the corresponding uranium content order in order to verify the accuracy of the analytical result, and the obtained result is consistent with a result obtained through the experiment method. When the method disclosed in the invention is used to analyze the uranium niobium alloy sample, the relative
standard uncertainty of determination results is 0.2% (6 determinations), and the expanded uncertainty is 0.5% (95% confidence level).