CONSIDERATION OF A GLASS PARTICLE STANDARD

The uranium-doped glass particle standard project was conceived several years ago to respond to a specific need of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to have a set of standards for certifying two analytical techniques—particle analysis and bulk analysis. The implementation of uranium-doped glass particle standards appears to satisfy that need. The techniques and methods used to produce the uranium-doped glasses are described to produce five uranium-doped glass particle standards. Four different uranium isotopic mixes containing the uranium isotopes 234, 235, 236 and 238 were used. The uranium content of the glass is 5%.