Thorium-228 dry down (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Thorium-228 dry down

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Thorium-228 is dried down to thorium nitrate for shipping to a customer. The isotope is a byproduct of actinium-227 production at ORNL that has medical uses as well.

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ORNL/U.S. Dept. of Energy

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