Preparation of Pu{sup 239} sources
The Separations Technology Laboratory has prepared four sources to be used for calibrating a waste assay system (Passive/Active Neutron Assay) in Building 724-8G (Burial Ground). The four sources contain 0.5, 0.1, 0.05, and 0.01 grams Pu{sup 239}, respectively. The sources were prepared using aliquots from a single solution provided by the Quality Control (QC) group of Laboratories Department. The solution contained weapons-grade plutonium dissolved in nitric acid. Final solution acidity was 3M. Coulometry had been used to obtain a total plutonium content per unit volume. The weight percent of the plutonium isotopes present was obtained via mass spectrometry.
- Research Organization:
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., Savannah River Plant, Aiken, SC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-89SR18035; AC09-76SR00001
- OSTI ID:
- 353213
- Report Number(s):
- DPSP--88-272-84; ON: DE99002881
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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