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Radioisotopic Impurities In Promethium-147 Produced At The Ornl High Flux Isotope Reactor, James Howard Hinderer
Radioisotopic Impurities In Promethium-147 Produced At The Ornl High Flux Isotope Reactor, James Howard Hinderer
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There is an intense interest in the availability of radioactive isotopes that could be developed into nuclear batteries. Promethium-147 is one of the isotopes of interest for use in nuclear batteries as well as in other compact low power applications. Pm-147 is a pure beta (β-) emitter with a half-life of 2.62 years. For this research, Pm-147 was produced from enriched Nd-146 via the neutron capture method in the Hydraulic Tube facility of HFIR at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Radioisotopic impurities produced via the neutron capture method have significant effects on its potential final use for nuclear battery applications. …