Systems and methods for efficiently preparing plutonium-238 with high isotopic purity
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    Systems and methods for efficiently preparing plutonium-238 with high isotopic purity 有权
    有效制备高同位素纯度的钚-238的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09196389B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-11-24

    申请号:US13675850

    申请日:2012-11-13

    申请人: GENERAL ATOMICS

    摘要: A method for preparing plutonium-238 (Pu-238) includes using a nuclear reactor in irradiating a liquid containing a neptunium-237 (Np-237) based compound with neutrons to convert a portion of the Np-237 based compound to a Np-238 based compound; retaining the liquid containing the resulting mixture for a sufficient amount of time for the Np-238 based compound to at least partially convert to a Pu-238 based compound; and separating the Pu-238 based compound from the neptunium based compounds using fractional distillation or a chemical separation method.

    摘要翻译: 制备钚-238(Pu-238)的方法包括使用核反应堆将含有ium -237(Np-237)的化合物的液体与中子照射,以将Np-237基化合物的一部分转化为Np- 基于238的化合物; 将含有所得混合物的液体保留足够的时间使Np-238基化合物至少部分转化为基于Pu-238的化合物; 并使用分馏或化学分离方法从基于ium的化合物中分离Pu-238基化合物。