Exploring how exposure to radiolysis and harsh chemical reagents impact americium-241 extraction chromatography

Arko, Brian T.; Dan, David; Adelman, Sara; Kimball, David B.; Kozimor, Stosh A.; Martinez, Marki M.; Mastren, Tara; Huber, Daniel L.; Mocko, Veronika; Rim, Jung; Shafer, Jenifer C.; Stein, Benjamin W.; Wylie, E. Miller

doi:10.1039/D2MA00859A

Exploring how exposure to radiolysis and harsh chemical reagents impact americium-241 extraction chromatography

Journal Article · Tue Jan 03 23:00:00 EST 2023 · Materials Advances

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/D2MA00859A· OSTI ID:1901427

^[1]; Dan, David ^[2]; Adelman, Sara ^[2]; ^[2]; ^[2]; Martinez, Marki M. ^[2]; ^[3]; Huber, Daniel L. ^[2]; Mocko, Veronika ^[2]; Rim, Jung ^[2]; ^[4]; ^[2]; Wylie, E. Miller ^[2]

Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA, Department of Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 90401, USA
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
Department of Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 90401, USA

Improving control over radiolysis would advance nuclear technologies, spanning from radiotherapeutics to national security. Herein, we studied the effects of radiolysis on large-scale production of Am-241.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: NONE; SC0020189

OSTI ID:: 1901427

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1907780

Journal Information:: Materials Advances, Journal Name: Materials Advances Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 4; ISSN MAADC9; ISSN 2633-5409

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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