Published 1983 | Version v1
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Process chemistry of americium-241

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Americium-241, one of the most useful actinide isotopes, is produced as a by-product of plutonium scrap recovery operations. Rocky Flats has supplied high purity americium oxide to the US Department of Energy's Isotope Pool since 1962. Over the years, the evolving separation and purification processes have included such diverse operations as ion exchange, aqueous precipitation, and both molten-salt and organic-solvent extraction

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MF available from INIS under the Report Number; Available from NTIS, PC A02/MF A01 as DE85004965.

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11 p.
Report number
RFP--3688

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
16065225
Subject category
S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES;
Descriptors DEI
AMERICIUM 241; ION EXCHANGE; PRECIPITATION; PRODUCTION; REPROCESSING; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; AMERICIUM ISOTOPES; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; SEPARATION PROCESSES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES