Published 1996 | Version v1
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Proposed Californium-252 User Facility for Neutron Science at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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Description

The Radiochemical Engineering Development Center (REDC) at ORNL has petitioned to establish a Californium-252 User Facility for Neutron Science for academic, industrial, and governmental researchers. The REDC Californium Facility (CF) stores the national inventory of sealed 252Cf neutron source for university and research loans. Within the CF, the 252Cf storage pool and two uncontaminated hot cells currently in service for the Californium Program will form the physical basis for the User Facility. Relevant applications include dosimetry and experiments for neutron tumor therapy; fast and thermal neutron activation analysis of materials; experimental configurations for prompt gamma neutron activation analysis; neutron shielding and material damage studies; and hardness testing of radiation detectors, cameras, and electronics. A formal User Facility simplifies working arrangements and agreements between US DOE facilities, academia, and commercial interests

Availability note (English)

MF available from INIS under the Report Number; Also available from OSTI as DE97000144; NTIS; US Govt. Printing Office Dep.

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
13 p.
Report number
CONF-961041--1

Conference

Title
3. topical meeting on industrial radiation and radioisotope measurements and applications.
Dates
6-9 Oct 1996.
Place
Raleigh, NC (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
28023573
Subject category
S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CALIFORNIUM 252; NEUTRON SOURCES; ORNL; SEALED SOURCES
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CALIFORNIUM ISOTOPES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NUCLEI; PARTICLE SOURCES; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIOISOTOPES; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES; US AEC; US DOE; US ERDA; US ORGANIZATIONS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
Contract AC05-96OR22464
Funding organization
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States).