HOT SEMIWORKS STRONTIUM-90 RECOVERY PROGRAM

Technical Report · Wed Jul 17 00:00:00 EDT 1963

OSTI ID:4121552

The laboratory studies, radioactively cold development studies, and radioactively hot development-recovery activities involved in the Hot Semiworks operations leading to the recovery and purification of nearly a megacurie of Sr/ sup 90 are described. The D2EHPA extraction process was used for separation of Sr/sup 90/ from Rarex plant crude Sr/sup 90/ solution. Four runs, each processing 210 to 480 kC of Sr/sup 90/, were made, with each lasting about 2 weeks. A total of 744 kC of purified Sr/sup 90/ was isolated for shipment out of a total input of 1180 kC. (M.C.G.)

• Research Organization: General Electric Co. Hanford Atomic Products Operation, Richland, Wash.
• DOE Contract Number: AT(45-1)-1350
• NSA Number: NSA-18-005414
• OSTI ID: 4121552
• Report Number(s): HW-72666
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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