Isotopes – Faster Ac-225 production (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Isotopes – Faster Ac-225 production

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Chemist Kevin Gaddis has adapted components of a high pressure ion chromatography system to withstand the extreme conditions of a hot cell. The pump-driven system could cut the time needed for isotope separations by 75%.

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Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

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