Document Details
Title:
SHOWN IS A SMALL SPECIALLY-DESIGNED SOURCE HOLDER AND THE PARAFFIN-FILLED CASK USED FOR SHIPMENT OF A CALIFORNIUM-252 NEUTRON SOURCE PRODUCED AT THE SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT.
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
OTHER
Document Type Other:
AUDIOVISUAL MATERIAL
Publication Date:
1970 Dec 31
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0002
Accession Number:
NV0097643
Document Number(s):
AEC708678
Originating Research Org.:
SAVANNAH RIVER LABORATORY
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
CALIFORNIUM-252 NEUTRON SOURCES PRODUCED AT THE SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT I N SOUTH CAROLINA ARE BEING LOANED TO COMMERCIAL FIRMS FOR STUDIES OF I NDUSTRIAL APPLICATION. SHOWN IS THE SMALL SPECIALLY DESIGNED SOURCE H OLDER AND THE SPHERICAL PARAFFIN-FILLED CASK USED FOR THE FIRST SHIPME NT WHICH WAS TO TEXASO INCS BELLAIRE TEXAS LABORATORY WHERE THE MATERI AL WILL BE USED IN EXPERIMENTS TO DEVELOP TECHNIQUES FOR OIL EXPLORATI ON. THIS SHIPMENT WAS THE LARGEST THUS FAR IN THE AECS NATIONWIDE MAR KET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. TEXACO WAS THE FIRST COMMERCIAL FIRM TO SIGN (MAY 13, 1969) A CONTRACT WITH THE AEC FOR LOAN OF THE MATERIAL IN TH E MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. TEXACO BUILT ITS OWN TRUCK MOUNTED TRAN SPORTATION CASK FOR THE TWO (70 AND 700 MICROGRAMS) SOURCES IT HAS BOR ROWED. PRIOR TO THE ACTUAL LOADING OF THE HIGHLY RADIOACTIVE SOURCES THE OPERATION WAS CAREGULLY REHEARSED A NUMBER OF TIMES WITH A DUMMY S OURCE AND HOLDER THE SOURCE (ARROW IN PHOTO) IS A PLATINUM METAL MATRI X TRIPLY ENCAPSULATED IN STAINLESS STEEL.