Measurement Results from Los Alamos National Laboratory to Support Certification of a New High Purity ²⁴⁴Pu Isotope Dilution Tracer

Technical Report · Mon Jun 11 00:00:00 EDT 2018

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1441288· OSTI ID:1441288

Kinman, William Scott ^[1]; Maassen, Joel Ryan ^[1]; Inglis, Jeremy David ^[1]; Steiner, Robert Ernest ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

A ²⁴⁴Pu material was identified that contains a minimum quantity of impurity Pu isotopes that will be suitable for low-level coupled Pu concentration and isotopic composition measurements. Measurement effort s have been initiated in several international laboratories that possess mature Pu isotopic analysis capabilities to determine the concentration of Pu in the ²⁴⁴Pu material and to determine its isotopic composition with high degrees of quality. Preparation of isotope dilution mixes were prepared and distributed to LANL and other participating laboratories by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 2017.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-06NA25396
• OSTI ID: 1441288
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-18-25103
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English