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Ionut Făurescu

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ID4456827
NAMEIonut Făurescu
GIVEN NAMESIonut
FAMILY NAMEFăurescu
SIGNATUREFĂURESCU I
AFFILIATIONSNational Research and Development Institute for Cryogenic and Isotopic Technologies – ICSI
ORCID0000-0001-9811-5751
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS6
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2007
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1
  • Thermoelectrical power plant influence on environmental radiocarbon level in the Govora industrial area

    Open Access•Ionut Făurescu, Carmen Varlam et al.•ARTICLE•Radiocarbon•2025

    The radiocarbon ( 14 C) specific activity was measured in vegetation and atmosphere in Ramnicu Valcea, Romania. On the sampling location operates a nuclear installation, namely “Experimental Pilot for Separation of Tritium and Deuterium” (PESTD), a semi-industrial installation designed for the detritiation of heavy water moderator of CANDU reactors and a 315 MW coal-fired thermoelectric power plant. Because one of the important releases of PESTD …

  • Reproducibility of CO 2 Absorption Method for measurement of Radiocarbon using a Parr Bomb and LSC

    Open Access•Irina Vagner, Carmen Varlam et al.•ARTICLE•Radiocarbon•2019•References: 11

    The CO 2 absorption and liquid scintillation counting (LSC) are methods used in radioactivity monitoring programs of nuclear facilities for 14 C measurements due to high number of samples and relatively high expected level of 14 C concentration. The paper describes the chemical sample preparation applied to a quality control material (IAEA-C3 Cellulose), in order to evaluate the reproducibility of CO 2 absorption method for this type of material.…

  • Radiocarbon level in the Atmosphere of Ramnicu Valcea, Romania

    Open Access•Ionut Făurescu, C Varlam et al.•ARTICLE•Radiocarbon•2019•References: 23

    This paper presents radiocarbon ( 14 C) variations in the atmosphere from Ramnicu Valcea, Romania. The samples were collected in the vicinity of the Experimental Pilot Plant for Tritium and Deuterium Separation (PESTD) from the Institute of the Cryogenics and Isotopic Technologies (ICSI) placed about 10 km south from the Ramnicu Valcea city (Romania), in the Govora industrial area. This facility is an experimental project in the national nuclear …

  • Radiocarbon and Tritium Levels Along the Romanian Lower Danube River

    Open Access•Carmen Varlam, Ioan Stefanescu et al.•ARTICLE•Radiocarbon•2010•Cited by: 1•References: 6

    The Lower Danube Basin covers the Romanian-Bulgarian sub-basin downstream from Cazane Gorge and the sub-basins of the Siret and Prut rivers. To extensively survey the Romanian nuclear power plant impact on the Danube water, tritium and radiocarbon baseline values are required. Therefore, the reported study tried to establish these values based on a 2-yr sampling campaign covering 975 km of the Danube from Cazane Gorge to Tulcea. The tributaries C…

  • Direct Absorption Method and Liquid Scintillation Counting for Radiocarbon Measurements in Organic Carbon from Sediments

    Open Access•Ionut Făurescu, Carmen Varlam et al.•ARTICLE•Radiocarbon•2010•References: 2

    In this paper, we investigate a procedure for radiocarbon determination in forest soil and slurry from lake sediments. The total carbon in these samples can be both inorganic and organic. Inorganic carbon can be analyzed in a straightforward manner using the direct absorption method by sample acidification and CO 2 capture. For organic carbon, we investigate a hybrid method using the wet-oxidation of organic carbon followed by direct absorption. …

  • Applying the Direct Absorption Method and LSC for 14 C Concentration Measurement in Aqueous Samples

    Open Access•Carmen Varlam, Ioan Stefanescu et al.•ARTICLE•Radiocarbon•2007•Cited by: 5•References: 2

    We investigated a simple, reliable radiocarbon measurement procedure for water samples using the direct absorption method for sample preparation, followed by low-level liquid scintillation spectrometry. This process has involved quantitative evaluation of the conversion steps in order to estimate the appropriate working parameters. The 14 C activity of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) for several types of water (ranging from seawater to groundwat…

  • Applying the Direct Absorption Method and LSC for 14 C Concentration Measurement in Aqueous Samples

    Open Access•Carmen Varlam, Ioan Stefanescu et al.•ARTICLE•Radiocarbon•2007•Cited by: 5•References: 2

    We investigated a simple, reliable radiocarbon measurement procedure for water samples using the direct absorption method for sample preparation, followed by low-level liquid scintillation spectrometry. This process has involved quantitative evaluation of the conversion steps in order to estimate the appropriate working parameters. The 14 C activity of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) for several types of water (ranging from seawater to groundwat…

  • Radiocarbon and Tritium Levels Along the Romanian Lower Danube River

    Open Access•Carmen Varlam, Ioan Stefanescu et al.•ARTICLE•Radiocarbon•2010•Cited by: 1•References: 6

    The Lower Danube Basin covers the Romanian-Bulgarian sub-basin downstream from Cazane Gorge and the sub-basins of the Siret and Prut rivers. To extensively survey the Romanian nuclear power plant impact on the Danube water, tritium and radiocarbon baseline values are required. Therefore, the reported study tried to establish these values based on a 2-yr sampling campaign covering 975 km of the Danube from Cazane Gorge to Tulcea. The tributaries C…

  • Applying the Direct Absorption Method and LSC for 14 C Concentration Measurement in Aqueous Samples

    Open Access•Carmen Varlam, Ioan Stefanescu et al.•ARTICLE•Radiocarbon•2007•Cited by: 5•References: 2

    We investigated a simple, reliable radiocarbon measurement procedure for water samples using the direct absorption method for sample preparation, followed by low-level liquid scintillation spectrometry. This process has involved quantitative evaluation of the conversion steps in order to estimate the appropriate working parameters. The 14 C activity of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) for several types of water (ranging from seawater to groundwat…

  • Radiocarbon and Tritium Levels Along the Romanian Lower Danube River

    Open Access•Carmen Varlam, Ioan Stefanescu et al.•ARTICLE•Radiocarbon•2010•Cited by: 1•References: 6

    The Lower Danube Basin covers the Romanian-Bulgarian sub-basin downstream from Cazane Gorge and the sub-basins of the Siret and Prut rivers. To extensively survey the Romanian nuclear power plant impact on the Danube water, tritium and radiocarbon baseline values are required. Therefore, the reported study tried to establish these values based on a 2-yr sampling campaign covering 975 km of the Danube from Cazane Gorge to Tulcea. The tributaries C…

  • Direct Absorption Method and Liquid Scintillation Counting for Radiocarbon Measurements in Organic Carbon from Sediments

    Open Access•Ionut Făurescu, Carmen Varlam et al.•ARTICLE•Radiocarbon•2010•References: 2

    In this paper, we investigate a procedure for radiocarbon determination in forest soil and slurry from lake sediments. The total carbon in these samples can be both inorganic and organic. Inorganic carbon can be analyzed in a straightforward manner using the direct absorption method by sample acidification and CO 2 capture. For organic carbon, we investigate a hybrid method using the wet-oxidation of organic carbon followed by direct absorption. …

  • Reproducibility of CO 2 Absorption Method for measurement of Radiocarbon using a Parr Bomb and LSC

    Open Access•Irina Vagner, Carmen Varlam et al.•ARTICLE•Radiocarbon•2019•References: 11

    The CO 2 absorption and liquid scintillation counting (LSC) are methods used in radioactivity monitoring programs of nuclear facilities for 14 C measurements due to high number of samples and relatively high expected level of 14 C concentration. The paper describes the chemical sample preparation applied to a quality control material (IAEA-C3 Cellulose), in order to evaluate the reproducibility of CO 2 absorption method for this type of material.…

  • Radiocarbon level in the Atmosphere of Ramnicu Valcea, Romania

    Open Access•Ionut Făurescu, C Varlam et al.•ARTICLE•Radiocarbon•2019•References: 23

    This paper presents radiocarbon ( 14 C) variations in the atmosphere from Ramnicu Valcea, Romania. The samples were collected in the vicinity of the Experimental Pilot Plant for Tritium and Deuterium Separation (PESTD) from the Institute of the Cryogenics and Isotopic Technologies (ICSI) placed about 10 km south from the Ramnicu Valcea city (Romania), in the Govora industrial area. This facility is an experimental project in the national nuclear …

  • Thermoelectrical power plant influence on environmental radiocarbon level in the Govora industrial area

    Open Access•Ionut Făurescu, Carmen Varlam et al.•ARTICLE•Radiocarbon•2025

    The radiocarbon ( 14 C) specific activity was measured in vegetation and atmosphere in Ramnicu Valcea, Romania. On the sampling location operates a nuclear installation, namely “Experimental Pilot for Separation of Tritium and Deuterium” (PESTD), a semi-industrial installation designed for the detritiation of heavy water moderator of CANDU reactors and a 315 MW coal-fired thermoelectric power plant. Because one of the important releases of PESTD …

Environmental Science (6 works) · Isotope Analysis in Ecology (6 works) · Radiocarbon dating (6 works) · Chemistry (4 works) · Geology (4 works) · Liquid scintillation counting (4 works) · Materials Science (4 works) · Radioactive contamination and transfer (4 works) · Radiochemistry (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works)

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