Campaign 78 - Production of 252Cf and the Recovery of Curium Feed Material at the Radiochemical Engineering Development Center
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; TRN: US2216097
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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