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Title: Cobalt-60 production at Savannah River

Conference ·
OSTI ID:10115642

Over the past 8 or 9 years, the Savannah River Plant (SRP) has produced close to 4 million curies of cobalt-60 by irradiating cobalt-59 in the production reactors. This paper reviews past and current irradiations, cobalt-60 production methods, and costs.

Research Organization:
Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River Plant
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84OR21400
OSTI ID:
10115642
Report Number(s):
DPSPU-64-30-16; CONF-640534-1; ON: DE95006362; TRN: 95:001613
Resource Relation:
Conference: American Nuclear Society (ANS) process radiation meeting,Washington, DC (United States),13 May 1964; Other Information: PBD: [1995]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English