More on Pu-Be Sources (fwd)

[Leo Bobek <bobek@WPI.EDU>]

I was informed part of this message was lost on the super-highway so I am 
resending it.  Sorry for the duplication.

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Date: Thu, 19 Jan 1995 09:45:24 -0500 (EST)
From: Leo Bobek <bobek@wpi.edu>
To: Radsafety Mail List <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
Subject: More on Pu-Be Sources


I obtained the paper I had refered to last week which describes the 
fabrication and yeild of Pu-Be sources.  The paper mainly deals with 
yield estimates; nonetheless, there is an interesting description of the 
fabrication technique used by Los Alamos.  Again, there is no mention of 
estimated service life.  Los Alamos, however, did provide some QA by 
pressure testing their sources to 200 psi.