Production and recovery of Americium-241

Title: Production and recovery of Americium-241

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Americium-241, one of the most useful actinide isotopes, is produced as a by-product of plutonium scrap recovery operations. Rocky Flats (RF) has supplied high-purity americium oxide to the US Department of Energy's Isotope Pool since 1962. Over the years, the evolving separation and purification processes have included such diverse operations as aqueous precipitation, ion exchange, and both molten-salt and organic-solvent extraction. A review is presented of the production and recovery processes of americium-241. 5 references.

Authors:: Navratil, J D

Publication Date:: 1984-01-01

Research Org.:: Rockwell International Corp., Golden, CO (USA). Rocky Flats Plant

OSTI Identifier:: 6024457

Report Number(s):: RFP-3705; CONF-841229-1
ON: DE85004972

DOE Contract Number:: AC04-76DP03533

Resource Type:: Conference

Resource Relation:: Conference: International symposium on americium and curium science and technology, Honolulu, HI, USA, 16 Dec 1984; Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; AMERICIUM 241; ISOTOPE PRODUCTION; RECOVERY; PURIFICATION; ACTINIDE ISOTOPES; ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; AMERICIUM ISOTOPES; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; 400203* - Isotope Exchange & Isotope Separation- (-1987)

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