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[Report on] Rala-Chemistry Development, 1948-1950Location: Active:
Originating Office: Chemistry Division Finding Aids: Index to Central Files Memoranda, 1952-1959 Disposition AuthorityUnscheduled Series Description: This report summarizes the contributions of the Chemistry Division to the RaLa process from 1948 to 1950. It describes the purification of barium-140 through ion exchange. The report also addresses a meeting between ORNL and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Chemistry Division officials, and the content of RaLa shipments from ORNL to LANL. Their discussion focused on metals (lead, iron, chromium, strontium, nickel, barium) and radioactive contaminants (Ce, Pr, Ru, Rh, Sr, Y, and Pu), with amounts given in milligrams (mg).
Data Elements: 88, 120 |