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Over the past two weeks, Argonne National Laboratory has announced numerous significant advancements being made by its staff to push forward nuclear fuels and materials research. Those announcements include the opening of the new Activated Materials Lab, the development of a new measurement technique, and the application of new artificial intelligence tools.
R. E. Lewis, T. A. Butler
Nuclear Technology | Volume 2 | Number 2 | April 1966 | Pages 102-105
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NT66-A27488
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Enriched 33 S, prepared by electromagnetic separation techniques, and 36 Cl, prepared by reactor irradiation of natural chlorine, were evaluated as targets for the production of 33 P by the 33 S(n,p)33 P and 36 Cl(n,α)33 P reactions. The fission-neutron cross sections of these reactions and those of the 32 S(n,p)32 P and 35 Cl(n,α)32 P reactions were measured in four positions in the Oak Ridge Research Reactor (ORR) at various distances from the fuel elements. Millicurie quantities of 33 P were prepared by fast-neutron irradiation of enriched 33 S and 36 Cl and subsequent aging to deplete the 32 P content of the 33 P. Chemical procedures for separation of carrier-free phosphorus activities from elemental sulfur and NaCl are given.