Seventh conference on analytical chemistry in nuclear technology

JOURNAE

OF ELECTROANALYTICAL

CHEMISTRY

75

Announcement SEVENTH

CONFERENCE

ON

ANALYTICAL

CHEMISTRY

IN

NUCLEAR

TECHNOLOGY

ANALYTICAL

The Seventh at Gatlinburg, Oak

Ridge

INSTRUMENTATION

I DESIGN,

Conference on Analytical Tennessee, on October

National

Laboratory-

This

DEVELOPMENT

AND

UTILIZATION

Chemistry in Nuclear Technology will be held 8, g and IO, 1963, under the sponsorship of the Laboratory

is one of the largest

nuclear

energy

research and development centers in the world and is operated by Union Carbide Corporation for the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission_ The scope of the subject matter of the conference this year will differ somewhat from that which was generally followed in the past in that all sessions will be devoted exclusively to different aspects of a single subject I AnaZyticaG Instrzcwtentatian. Coveui2t.g the Desip, Deuelopntmtt and ~~~~~za~~~~t of ~a~~ta~ and A&oyta&c l~~~~zods of Analysis. Another departure in the conduct of these conferences is the fact that publication of the proceedings is being discontinued_ It is intended that the conference will be composed of size sessions embracing the following subtitles : I. fnstrumeutal Methods for the Analysis of Molten Salt Systems. 2. Instrumentation for the Remotely Controlled Analysis of Radioactive Materials_ 3_ Electroanalytical Instrumentation_ 4_ A Roundixable Discussion of Recent Developments in Analytical Instrumentation _ s_ Analytical Spectroscopy and Gas Chromatography. 6_ Instrumentation in Radiochemistry and Nuclear Analysis_ Participation in the conference either as a speaker or as a panelist will be on the basis of invited contributions; however, a limited number of papers, up to 25 minutes in length, are solicited and will be accepted provided the subject matter of such contributed material fits in with the over-all objmtives of the conference and meets with the approval of the program committee. Those who wish to make contributions are requested to submit an abstract of about 500 words not later than July IO, giving the name of the intended speaker and the amount of time required for the presentation_ Abstracts of papers and any inquiries concerning the conferenceshould be directed to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P-0. Box X, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Attention I C. D. Susxxo_ Reservations for lodging should be made by direct communication with : Riverside Hotel, Gtitlinburg, Thescope ofthe

somewhat

Tennessee-

paperswhicharetobepresentedatthisconference~villfollowthe more specificallydefined outlines given below for eachkssion. /_ Electraanal.

Chen_z.,

$i (1963)

75-76

JOURNAL

76

OF

ELE~ROAtiAI=YIICAI.

CHEMISTRY

A. three-hoar session wiB be devoted to papers on efe_ctiuchemical! investigations such as vo&aminetr-y, poten~iometry and cbruno~otent~oul~~~, and speetrophotometric studies of constituents directly in molten saft systems The emphasis in these papers shouXd be slanted toward those developments and ideas v&icfs have potential ana&tka.l fluoride Session

utility salt

in nuclear

systems

are especia.lIy

2, mst~zc~~~entatzonfor

The papers and analyses,

technology-

Papers

concerned

primarily

+t~hxncMk

solicited.

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Con&-o&d

iu this session wil be oriented toward in the presence of high alpha, neutron

AnaQw.z3

ofRadictactive

*TMaterials

analytical operations, techniques and beta-gamma radiation fields.

Presentations will be made of newer techniques and designs in electroanalytical chemistry, such as: coulostatic methods, cyclic voltammetry, hangingdrop voltamrnetry, coufometric standardizatioa, and on the use of operational amplifiers or on nex applkations of more conventional electroanalytical techniques especially related tr operations in high radiation fields_

A group of five or six outsta.nding authotities utilization of instrumentation and of instrumental will discuss the more attention being given Session

recent and significant developments in this to applications in nuckar technology.

5 _ Anad~~icaLS~ect~ose~~~

The papers

on the design, developrnenf and devices and methods of analysis

for this session

m&Gas

wiU cover

field

with

specific

C~~~o~z~~o~~~~~y

a broad

range

of subjects,

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absorption spectroscopy, X-ray spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, f&rn?rophotometry:V incbxling atomic absorption spectroscopy, and gas chromatography. This session will be directed primarily toward the d.&ussion of recent advances in techniques, new methods and applications, and novel designs of equipment rather than review material_

Papers for this half-day session &ill be chosen from those submitted concerning inktrumental techniques covering .a wide varkty of radio- a_ud nxicfear-chemical prob-lems. Topics to be considered will include app~~ations of specific detector types Buch as se~c~~ductor radiation detectors for tx and /3 deterrnin ations. li+.r2i kzintiuatiou systems for activity measureraent&, ~d.~r~po~~on~-co~~g systems for neutron_ detection_ Other subjects inklude ~orrr&.rter- appEcations for g ~a~p&tial~resolu~~o~,~st~e~~a~on for coincidence couatig and fow-~e_vel-measllrenrer?its;.applicar tions of eqniprnent for measuring &or%-lived nukides. collirnator~ &d equipment for high-level mea_&remen+, and instrurnentdi t&chniqti@s of-activation ana.lyGs. Papers concerned w&h i.nS&eut~ ‘te&riiques kpphcable. t0 general radiochemical probl+ns aI+ siC;dcifiC&y-St;licited,