Abstract
(Th,Pu)O-2 fuel pellets were synthesised by coated agglomerate pelletization route and characterized for the chemical quality control. (Th,Pu)O-2 pellets were characterized for trace metals by spectrometric methods and non metals by ion chromatographic, spectrophotometric, conductometric and manometric methods. H, F, B and Cd contents were found to be less than 1 ppm while that for V and Cl were found to be less than 10 ppm. The pellets were found to contain Cr, Cu, Mo, Na, Ni and Pb in the range of 10-50 ppm whereas Zn, Al, Ca and C in the range of 50-100 ppm. More than 100 ppm Si, Fe and Mg were found to be present in the (Th,Pu)O-2 pellets. The O/M content of the pellets were found to be similar to 2.00. A comparative study on (Infrared) I.R. and microwave (microwave) dissolution were also used to ascertain the Th and Pu content in the (Th,Pu)O-2 pellets.