THE TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS OF LARGE FISSION PRODUCT BETA SOURCES. Quarterly Report for the Period October 1 to December 31, 1960

Technical Report · Wed Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1961

OSTI ID:4080629

Cerium frit was prepared to study the effect of milling conditions on particle size distribution of the powdered frit. No appreciable effect was found in addition of small amounts of chloride on the leachability of cerium frit. Sources of Pm/sup 147/ and Ce/sup 144/ were prepared, and some dosimetry studie s were conducted. Techniques were developed for preparing pellets of fused frit for leach tests. A study was conducted of the radiation-induced graiting of styrene-methacrylic acid to polypropylene in the monomer-wetted (as opposed to the monomer-immersed) polymer system. A preliminary engineering design and cost estimate are included for a pilotscale beta irradiator to be used in the graft polymerization. (auth)

• Research Organization: Radiation Applications Inc., Long Island City, N.Y.
• NSA Number: NSA-15-011389
• OSTI ID: 4080629
• Report Number(s): NYO-2504
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

BETA PARTICLES
BETA SOURCES
CERIUM
CERIUM 144
ECONOMICS
ELECTRON SOURCES
ELECTRONS
FISSION PRODUCTS
GRAFT POLYMERS
INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF ISOTOPES AND RADIATIONS
IRRADIATION
LEACHING
METHACRYLIC ACID
PARTICLE SOURCES
PELLETS
PLANNING
POLYMERIZATION
POLYMERS
POLYPROPYLENE
PREPARATION
PROMETHIUM 147
PROPYLENE
SINTERED MATERIALS
SINTERING
STYRENE
USES