Chemical Processing Requirements for Transuranium Element Production

R. E. Leuze

doi:dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE63-A17397

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Home / Publications / Journals / Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 17 / Number 3

Chemical Processing Requirements for Transuranium Element Production

R. E. Leuze

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 17 / Number 3 / November 1963 / Pages 448-451

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE63-A17397

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Transuranium elements will be produced by long-term neutron irradiation of Pu-Al alloy to produce Pu²⁴², Am²⁴³, and Cm²⁴⁴, which will be irradiated in the High Flux Isotope Reactor to produce berkelium, californium, einsteinium, and fermium. Methods based primarily on ion exchange and solvent extraction are outlined for processing both irradiated Pu-Al alloy and irradiated HFIR targets. The calculated content of irradiated Pu²⁴² and Cf²⁵² HFIR targets is given.