State of the art and development trends in the production, properties, and uses of transplutonium elements at the Lenin Reactor Research Institute

Journal Article · Sun Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1987 · Sov. Radiochem. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:6558184

Vasil'ev, V Ya; Gordeev, Ya N; Zinkovskii, V I; Karelin, E A; Klinov, A V; Kosulin, N S; Nikolaev, V M; Seleznev, A G; Timofeev, G A; Toporov, Yu G; Tsykanov, V A

Some results are reported from the Reactor Research Institute on the properties, production methods, and uses of the transplutonium elements (TPE), which have been obtained between 1976 and 1982. A comprehensive technology has been devised for processing irradiated reactor targets, which provides high yields. Calculations and experiments have defined the optimum design of the high-frequency trap on the SM-2 reactor. Neutron sources have been made for general industrial and medical purposes containing californium 252. It is shown that curium occurs in the hexavalent state in aqueous solution. Measurements have been made on the resonant-level parameters of berkelium 249 and californium 249. TPE compounds with platinum-group metals have been made and examined. The properties of the TPE metals have also been examined. Future problems have been discussed.

• OSTI ID: 6558184
• Journal Information: Sov. Radiochem. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. Radiochem. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 28:4; ISSN SVRDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ACTINIDE NUCLEI
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
ASIA
BARYON REACTIONS
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BERKELIUM ISOTOPES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CALIFORNIUM 249
CALIFORNIUM 252
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CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
CROSS SECTIONS
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DOCUMENT TYPES
EASTERN EUROPE
ELEMENTS
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EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS
FABRICATION
HADRON REACTIONS
HEAVY NUCLEI
IRRADIATION
IRRADIATION REACTORS
ISOTOPE PRODUCTION
ISOTOPE SEPARATION
ISOTOPES
MATERIALS TESTING REACTORS
MIR REACTOR
NEUTRON REACTIONS
NEUTRON SOURCES
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEI
NUCLEON REACTIONS
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
PARTICLE SOURCES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
RADIATION SOURCES
RADIOISOTOPES
REACTORS
RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
REVIEWS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SM-2 REACTOR
TANK TYPE REACTORS
TARGETS
THERMAL REACTORS
TRANSPLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS
TRANSPLUTONIUM ELEMENTS
TRANSURANIUM COMPOUNDS
TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS
USES
USSR
WATER COOLED REACTORS
WATER MODERATED REACTORS
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES