Re: Commercial Uses of Pm-147

["William A. Fendt" <35346@UDel.Edu>]

Isn't this the radionuclide used in modern luminous dial watches?  Bill Fendt


On Wed, 10 Jul 1996, Lawrence Burke wrote:

>      Fellow Radsafers,
>      
>      We recently have had a spill in a cold lab where the isotope was 
>      identified as pure Pm-147 (microcurie quantities).  This isotope is 
>      not part of our normal inventory, except as a minor constituent in 
>      fission products.  Does anyone know of commercial products that use 
>      this particular isotope?
>      
>      Lawrence Burke
>      Health Physicist
>      Argonne National Lab - West
>      (208)-533-7078
>      (208)-533-7344 Fax
>      lawrence.burke@anl.gov
>