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The paper presents the first results of development of manufacturing technology of metallic chromium targets from highly enriched isotope 50Cr for irradiation in a high flux nuclear reactor to obtain a compact high intensity neutrino source with low content of radionuclide impurities and minimum losses of enriched isotope. The main technological stages are the hydrolysis of chromyl fluoride, the electrochemical reduction of metallic chromium, the hot isostatic pressing of chromium powder and the electrical discharge machining of chromium bars. The technological stages of hot isostatic pressing of chromium powder and of electrical discharge machining of Cr rods have been tested.
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Gavrin, V.N., Kozlova, Y.P., Veretenkin, E.P. et al. Reactor target from metal chromium for “pure” high-intensive artificial neutrino source. Phys. Part. Nuclei 48, 5–11 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063779616060101
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