ORNL retrieves high-demand isotope promethium-147 from waste (IMAGE)
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Pm-147, a high-demand isotope that is used in nuclear batteries, is isolated from other byproducts of Pu-238 production in hot cells in ORNL's REDC before it's purified and readied to ship to customers.
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Richard Mayes/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy
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