Remote fabrication of [sup 137]Cs sources at Hanford

Conference · Sun Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:7048612

Seay, J M ^[1]; Moore, F W ^[2]

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1. Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
2. Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)

Gamma sources of [sup 137] Cesium that are double encapsulated in stainless steel may be used in nuclear instruments calibration, in medical blood irradiators, and in various research applications. The production of such gamma sources in the US was reestablished by the US Department of Energy at the Hanford Site in Richland, Washington. This paper describes (1) the assembly process used at Hanford to encapsulate radioactive [sup 137]Cesium in a remote environment, and (2) the equipment and process used to assemble and test two types of double-encapsulated sources.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 7048612
• Report Number(s): PNL-SA-21588; CONF-930403--12; ON: DE93005099
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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