Description:

The exercise is oriented on the training of students in laboratory praxis and work with open radioactive sources through basic lab operations such as pipetting, extraction and chromatography techniques. Training is also focused on decontamination of surfaces and clean-up of the accident, work behind shielding and in a glove box.

Seminar contents:

1. Regulations for the work in laboratory and with open IR sources.
2. Pipetting techniques, work with plastic shielding
3. Preparation and dilution of radioactive solution, work in glove box
4. Contamination check, wipes, surface decontamination
5. Laboratory techniques of liquid extraction and their comparison
6. Radionuclide generator

Recommended literature:

Key references:
1. Manuals for Practical Exercises in Detection of Ionizing Radiation, set of material, 2017
2. Atomic Act 263/2016 Coll. as amended
3. Decree of the SÚJB Nos. 422/2016 Coll. as amended

Recommended references:
1. W.D.Loveland, D.J. Morrissey, G.T. Seaborg: Modern nuclear chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, New Jersey, 2006.and Additions to Related Acts.

Media and tools:
1. Radiochemistry laboratory

Keywords:

Nuclear chemistry, radiochemistry, liquid-liquid extraction, radionuclide generators, laboratory praxis.

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar