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Title: Surrogate isotope-containing materials for emergency response training and Methods of formation and dispersal

Abstract

Surrogate materials are in the form of solid particles that include surrogate isotopes, namely, short-lived isotopes selected and formed to serve as surrogates for the radioactive materials of a nuclear fallout without including isotopes that are, or that decay to, biologically or environmentally deleterious and persistent isotopes. The surrogate material may be formed using high-purity reactant material and irradiation and separation techniques that enable tailoring of the isotopes and ratios thereof included in the surrogate material, and the surrogate material may be dispersed, e.g., in a training environment, in solid form.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1892710
Patent Number(s):
11276508
Application Number:
16/228,465
Assignee:
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, ID)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21D - NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
DOE Contract Number:  
AC07-05ID14517
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 12/20/2018
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Carney, Kevin P., Finck, Martha R., Horkley, Jared J., Kinlaw, Mathew T., Pfeiffer, Jana K., May, Erin M., Snow, Mathew S., Mann, Nicholas R., and McGrath, Christopher Andrew. Surrogate isotope-containing materials for emergency response training and Methods of formation and dispersal. United States: N. p., 2022. Web.
Carney, Kevin P., Finck, Martha R., Horkley, Jared J., Kinlaw, Mathew T., Pfeiffer, Jana K., May, Erin M., Snow, Mathew S., Mann, Nicholas R., & McGrath, Christopher Andrew. Surrogate isotope-containing materials for emergency response training and Methods of formation and dispersal. United States.
Carney, Kevin P., Finck, Martha R., Horkley, Jared J., Kinlaw, Mathew T., Pfeiffer, Jana K., May, Erin M., Snow, Mathew S., Mann, Nicholas R., and McGrath, Christopher Andrew. Tue . "Surrogate isotope-containing materials for emergency response training and Methods of formation and dispersal". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1892710.
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