The separation of Cf, Es, and Fm is important to the field of nuclear science as Cf is used in reactors as a start-up method, examination of welds in high tolerance sitations, and in other areas. This project involved performing two separate experiments. The first experiment involved understanding the capability of performing large stand-off measurements with high purity germanium (HPGe) gamma-ray measurements in an effort to understand methods by which diversion could be detected. This work was performed using a GeGi detector to determine if the Es and Fm streams could be observed while being diverted from the separations column. The second information set that was observed was understanding the ability of these elements to be separated using alpha-hydroxybutyric acid. This separation data was compared to computational methods of the same experiment and results will be discussed.<br/>

Characterization of Es, Fm, Cf separations: A comparison of experimental and computational efforts

255th National Meeting (2018)

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