RE: Commercial Uses of Pm-147

["Nimmo,Elsa (NCS1)" <Nimmo_Elsa@Measurex.com>]

>Re. Lawrence Burke's question on Pm-147 use in commercial products:
>
>One use of Pm-147 is in sealed sources for process control sensors
>manufactured by my employer and several other companies.  The sensors
>measure sheet weight per unit area using beta transmission.
>
>I doubt that a sealed source from a process control sensor is related
>to
>the contamination detected. 
>
>I believe there are also some self-luminous devices that used Pm-147.
>
>Elsa Nimmo
>Radiation Safety Officer
>Measurex Corporation
>nimmo_elsa@measurex.com
>
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>>From: 	Lawrence Burke[SMTP:Lawrence_Burke_at_atlas@smtpgate.anl.gov]
>>Sent: 	Wednesday, July 10, 1996 9:18AM
>>To: 	Multiple recipients of list
>>Subject: 	Commercial Uses of Pm-147
>>
>>     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
>>
>>
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