Tritium Determination in Danube River Water in Serbia by Liquid Scintillation Counter

Tritium activity concentration in Danube river water in Serbia has been determinate using a liquid scintillation counter Quantulus 1220. During December 2010, water samples were taken along the entire course of Danube through Serbia, from Hungarian- Serbian to Romanian-Serbian border. This investigation is very important because of the nearness of nuclear reactor Paks in Hungary. Sample preparation was performed by standard test method using Optiphase HiSafe 3 scintillation cocktail. We used a rapid method for the preparation of environmental samples, without electrolytic enrichment.

Authors:

• S. Forkapic
• J. Nikolov
• N. Todorovic
• D. Mrdja
• I. Bikit

Keywords:

• detection limit
• liquid scintillation counter
• low-leveltritium analysis
• monitoring.

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