Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle GmbH
Annex to the Accreditation Certificate D-PL-19281-01-00
according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005
Period of validity: 19.02.2014 to 18.02.2019
Date of issue: 19.02.2014
Holder of certificate:
Institute for Transuranium Elements
Nuclear Safeguards and Forensics, Analytical Service
Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, 76125 Karlsruhe
Tests in the fields:
physical, physico-chemical and chemical analysis of uranium- and plutonium-bearing materials,
aqueous and acidic solutions, swipe samples
Abbreviations used: see last page
The laboratory is permitted within the testing fields marked with *, without being required to
inform and obtain prior approval from DAkkS the modification, development and refinement of
test methods.
The listed test methods are exemplary. The laboratory maintains a current list of all test
methods in a flexible scope of accreditation.
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Physical, physico-chemical and chemical analysis of uranium- and plutonium-bearing materials,
aqueous and acidic solutions, swipe samples
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Preparation techniques *
WI0298/S5/R4
2013-07
Preparation and Dissolution of Pu Materials for Analysis
WI0299/S5/R4
2013-07
Preparation and Dissolution of U Materials for Analysis
2
Determinations of indices using mass spectrometry *
WI0214/S5/R3
2012-01
Determination of Uranium and Plutonium Isotopic Content and
Concentration in Nitric Acid Solutions by Thermal Ionization Mass
Spectrometry using the Total Evaporation Technique
WI0387/S5/R1
2013-01
Separation of U and Pu from fission products prior to MS
measurement
WI0397/S5/R0
2012-01
Determination of Uranium Isotopic Content by Thermal Ionisation
Mass Spectrometry using the Modified Total Evaporation
Technique (MTE)
WI0310/S5/R4
2011-10
Preparation and validation of reference and spike solutions
WI0407/S0/R0
2013-07
IDMS spiking procedure
WI0216/S5/R4
2011-07
Isotopic composition measurement of Boron by Thermal Ionic
Mass Spectrometry using Total evaporation of Na2BO2+
WI0302/S5/R4
2011-07
Preparation of Boron samples for Thermal Ionisation Mass
Spectrometry - Conversion from boric acid to Na2BO2+ form
WI0324/S5/R1
2011-08
Preparation of Boron samples for Thermal Ionisation Mass
Spectrometry - Conversion from boron crystalline or carbide to
Na2BO2+ form
WI0233/S5/R4
2012-04
Analysis of Environmental U Particles by SIMS
Period of validity: 19.02.2014 to 18.02.2019
Date of issue: 19.02.2014
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WI0452/S5/R0
2013-04
Uranium particle analysis by LG-SIMS
WI0328/S5/R3
2013-01
Preparation of SIMS samples using vacuum deposition for
Analysis of Environmental U Particles by SIMS
3
Determinations of indices using ICP-mass spectrometry *
WI0458/S5/R0
2013-07
Elemental analysis at trace levels by ICP-MS
WI0454/S5/R0
2012-12
REE separation from U solutions for ICP MS analysis
WI0410/S5/R0
2012-10
Single element analysis at high precision by ICP -MS
WI0411/S5/R0
2012-10
Isotopic composition of single elements by ICP-MS
WI0301/S5/R4
2011-12
Preparation of samples for the determination of trace elements
by ICP-MS
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Determinations of element assay using Titration and Direct combustion *
4.1
Determination of element assays by Potentiometric Titration
WI0308/S5/R4
2011-10
Uranium Assay by Iron(II) Reduction in Phosphoric Acid followed by
Chromium(VI) Automated Potentiometric Titration in the Presence
of Vanadium
WI0322/S5/R2
2011-10
Plutonium Assay by Iron(II) Reduction followed by Chromium(VI)
Automated Potentiometric Titration
4.2
Determination of element assays by Direct Combustion - Infrared absorption/thermal
conductivity
WI0399/S5/R0
2012-01
Oxygen Content Assay by Direct Combustion-Infrared Absorption
Period of validity: 19.02.2014 to 18.02.2019
Date of issue: 19.02.2014
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WI0400/S5/R0
2012-01
Nitrogen Content Assay by Direct Combustion - Thermal
Conductivity
WI0377/S5/R1
2011-10
Carbon Content Assay by Fusion Extraction-Infrared Determination
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Physical properties assessment
WI0319/S5/R3
2013-07
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Density Measurements of U, Pu and U/Pu Nitrate Solutions
Radiometric analyses of indices *
WI0315/S5/R2
2011-10
Measurement of Pu Element Concentrations in Pu Solutions and the
U and Pu Element Concentrations of Dissolved MOX Samples with
the ‘Hybrid Product K-Edge Densitometer’
WI0394/S5/R1
2013-07
Determination of Uranium concentration and 235U abundance using
COMPUCEA (Combined Procedure for Uranium Concentration and
Enrichement Assay)
WI0405/S5/R0
2012-03
Measurement of Pu Element Isotope Abundances and Am-241 to Pu
weight ratio in Solutions and Solid Samples with High Resolution
Gamma Spectroscopy
WI406/S5/R0
2012-03
Measurement of U element isotope abundance with High
resolution gamma spectroscopy
WI0390/S5/R0
2011-10
Identification of radionuclides and activities in waste water samples
by HRGS
WI00388/S5/R0
2011-11
Measurement of 238Pu using alpha spectrometry
WI0385/S5/R0
2013-07
Calorimetric measurements for Pu and Am
WI0240/S5/R4
2012-02
Measurement of Pu and Am Element Concentrations and Pu
Isotope Abundances by Combined Neutron-Gamma Counting
Period of validity: 19.02.2014 to 18.02.2019
Date of issue: 19.02.2014
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Abbreviations used:
DIN
EN
IEC
ISO
WI
German Institute for Standardisation e. V
European standard
International Electrotechnical Commission
International Organization for Standardization
Work instruction
Period of validity: 19.02.2014 to 18.02.2019
Date of issue: 19.02.2014
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