Cf-252: Properties, production, source fabrication, and procurement

Conference · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:7121187

Knauer, J B; Alexander, C W; Bigelow, J E

Californium-252 is currently produced in the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) and processed in the Radiochemical Engineering Development Center (REDC) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Medical sources are fabricated at the Savannah River Site and all other sources are fabricated at the REDC. The production of {sup 252}Cf. properties, neutron source fabrication, and source procurement are described. 15 refs., 10 figs., 6 tabs.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/DP
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 7121187
• Report Number(s): CONF-9005205-1; ON: DE90011639
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
ACTINIDE ISOTOPES
ACTINIDE NUCLEI
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CALIFORNIUM 252
CALIFORNIUM COMPOUNDS
CALIFORNIUM ISOTOPES
CALIFORNIUM OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
DECAY
ELEMENTS
ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
FABRICATION
FISSION
HEAVY NUCLEI
HFIR REACTOR
IRRADIATION REACTORS
ISOTOPE PRODUCTION
ISOTOPE PRODUCTION REACTORS
ISOTOPES
METALS
NEUTRON SOURCES
NUCLEAR DECAY
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEI
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PALLADIUM
PARTICLE SOURCES
PLATINUM METALS
RADIATION SOURCES
RADIOISOTOPES
REACTORS
RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS
RESEARCH REACTORS
SPONTANEOUS FISSION
TANK TYPE REACTORS
TEST REACTORS
THERMAL REACTORS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
TRANSPLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS
TRANSURANIUM COMPOUNDS
WATER COOLED REACTORS
WATER MODERATED REACTORS
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES