244Cm Production and Separation—Status of the Pilot Production Program at Savannah River
- 1 August 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Nuclear Applications
- Vol. 1 (4) , 327-336
- https://doi.org/10.13182/nt65-a20530
Abstract
At Savannah River, 244Cm is being produced from 239Pu in reactor irradiations designed for successive neutron captures. A separations process, which has been successfully piloted, isolates curium from intermediates (plutonium isotopes and 243Am) and fission products. The 2.65 W of heat generated per gram of curium in the product can be used in isotopic power sources.Keywords
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