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Rala, Iodine-131 & Cesium-137

Section A:
Chemistry Division

[Report on] Rala-Chemistry Development, 1948-1950

Location:

Active:
Inactive: ORNL, Building 4500N, Rm. H205 vault

Access Restrictions: Unclassified ; vault is a security classified area

Volume: 0.25 lin. in.

Accession or Other ID Number: CF 52-3-98

 Condition: Good

Container Number Open shelves

Medium: Paper

Scanning Suitability: Not entirely suitable;contains charts and drawings

Duplication: Unknown

Arrangement: Numerical by Central Files number

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


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