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Isolation and purification of the xenon fraction of 252Cf spontaneous fission products for the production of radioactive xenon calibration standards

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Idaho National Laboratory (INL) produces 135Xe, 133mXe, 133Xe, and 131mXe standards for the calibration and testing of the collection equipment and analytical techniques used to monitor radioactive xenon emissions. At INL, xenon is produced and collected as one of several spontaneous fission products from a 252Cf source in a stagnant volume of pressurized helium. Solids are separated from gases by sintered steel filtration. Further chromatographic purification of the fission gases separates the xenon fraction for selective collection. An explanation of gas system, separation, and purification is presented. 135Xe and 133Xe activity ratio adjustments are explained.

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  1. Idaho National Laboratory, MS 2203, PO Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID, 83415, USA

    T. P. Houghton

  2. Idaho State University, RISE Complex, 1999 Alvin Ricken Drive, Pocatello, ID, 83201, USA

    C. A. Mcgrath

  3. Idaho National Laboratory, MS 3520, PO Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID, 83415, USA

    R. K. Hague & J. G. Eisenmenger

  4. Idaho National Laboratory, MS 3740, PO Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID, 83415, USA

    T. A. Robinson

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Houghton, T.P., Mcgrath, C.A., Hague, R.K. et al. Isolation and purification of the xenon fraction of 252Cf spontaneous fission products for the production of radioactive xenon calibration standards. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 307, 2557–2562 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-015-4507-5

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