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Tritium Contamination

Does anyone know of a way to analyze chips of concrete suspected of
containing tritium contamination? We would like the ability to determine the
total activity contained within a sample. Assessing a sample for potential
activity seems fairly straight forward - one could grind up a sample and
count it by liquid scintillation. The trick is trying to determine the activity
contained within the particles. Is there a way of chemically dissolving the
concrete while retaining the tritium in solution?

Thanks,

Keith McCartney
EG&G Mound
(937) 865-4068
MCCAKA@DOE-MD.GOV