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Campaign 78 - Production of 252Cf and the Recovery of Curium Feed Material at the Radiochemical Engineering Development Center

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1782041· OSTI ID:1782041
The production of californium-252 (Cf-252) has been of interest to the US Department of Energy (DOE) since the 1970s because of its ability to emit neutrons (2.31 x 1012 neutrons/gram second). Today, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is responsible for the majority of Cf-252 sold around the world. This report aims to provide a complete summary of the chemical processing of the Cf and curium (Cm) from campaign 78 (C78) which started in January 2019.
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:
1782041
Report Number(s):
ORNL/TM-2020/1839
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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