Campaign 76 - Production of 252CF and the Recovery of Curium Feed Material at the Radiochemical Engineering Development Center
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Californium-252 is a strong neutron emitter with several specialized uses. It is produced in the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) by irradiating curium targets followed by several steps, collectively called a processing campaign. These steps involve chemical processing at the Radiochemical Engineering Development Center (REDC) to recover and purify Cf and Cm, and to fabricate new targets using recovered Cm. The ultimate goal of a campaign is to replenish the Cf stock for the Californium Production Program. This report describes the processing and results of Campaign 76.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1606847
- Report Number(s):
- ORNL/TM-2019/1459
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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